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Abortion Expansion Bill To Come To Floor of Massachusetts Legislature, Beacon Hill Leaders Say

Abortion Expansion Bill To Come To Floor of Massachusetts Legislature, Beacon Hill Leaders Say

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Leaders in the Massachusetts House and Senate plan to bring abortion expansion legislation to the floor during the lame-duck session that starts Wednesday, but they aren't saying whether that means the proposed ROE Act abortion expansion bill. The ROE Act bill has languished in committee for more than a year, amid a lukewarm response from House Speaker Robert DeLeo and opposition from Governor Charlie Baker. Earlier this year it seemed dead for the current legislative 2019-2020 legislative sess

Leaders in the Massachusetts House and Senate plan to bring abortion expansion legislation to the floor during the lame-duck session that starts Wednesday, but they aren't saying whether that means the proposed ROE Act abortion expansion bill. The ROE Act bill has languished in committee for more than a year, amid a lukewarm response from House Speaker Robert DeLeo and opposition from Governor Charlie Baker. Earlier this year it seemed dead for the current legislative 2019-2020 legislative sess…