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Massachusetts House Passes Bill Letting Doctors Approve Post-24-Week Abortions

7/23/2026

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Massachusetts House passed bill 119-33, allowing doctors to decide abortions after 24 weeks and dropping exceptions.
Rep. Michael Day said the state will trust medical professionals to decide with patient consent.
Kate Dineen, 33 weeks pregnant after her son’s stroke did not meet the exception, sought an abortion in Maryland.
Rep. Alyson Sullivan-Almeida called the measure “a very sad day” and warned it could permit abortions up to birth.

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Massachusetts House passed bill 119-33, allowing doctors to decide abortions after 24 weeks and dropping exceptions.
Rep. Michael Day said the state will trust medical professionals to decide with patient consent.
Kate Dineen, 33 weeks pregnant after her son’s stroke did not meet the exception, sought an abortion in Maryland.
Rep. Alyson Sullivan-Almeida called the measure “a very sad day” and warned it could permit abortions up to birth.