GOP MA Gov Signs Order Protecting Abortion Access

June 25, 2022 Politics, Republicans

Mass Live reports:

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker issued an executive order Friday protecting abortion rights in the Bay State, coming just hours after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped away access to reproductive health care for millions of women across the United States.

The executive order — echoing a provision unanimously adopted by the Massachusetts Senate last month during budget deliberations — shields abortion care providers who deliver treatment for non-Massachusetts residents, including those from states that have outlawed abortions.

Massachusetts will not comply with extradition requests from other states seeking to criminally charge abortion providers or individuals who received care in the commonwealth, under Baker’s order.

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— Boston 25 News (@boston25) June 24, 2022