Title: Repeals State-Level Law Prohibiting Abortion
Signed by Governor Charlie Baker
Title: Repeals State-Level Law Prohibiting Abortion
Title: Repeals State-Level Law Prohibiting Abortion
Vote to pass a bill that repeals the state-level statute which prohibited abortion.
Repeals provisions that prohibit abortion in Massachusetts (Secs. 1-3).
Authorizes healthcare providers to perform an abortion on any individual, so long as the individual has provided them with written consent (Sec. 1).
Authorizes healthcare providers to prescribe drugs or articles for the prevention of pregnancy or conception to anyone (Sec. 3).
Authorizes a pharmacist to dispense emergency contraception without a prescription (Sec. 3).
Specifies that this bill does not authorize the sale of contraceptives through a vending machine or similar device (Sec. 3).
Title: Repeals State-Level Law Prohibiting Abortion