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Boston Globe Truth-Shy About ROE Act Abortion Expansion Bill

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Any honest discussion of the proposed ROE Act bill in the Massachusetts Legislature has to deal with a provision that would enable a doctor to let a baby born after an attempted abortion die. The bill doesn't say that. But it does that. It would remove an existing provision in state law that requires a doctor to try to save the life of an already-born baby. The obvious inference is that doctors in Massachusetts would no longer be required to save the life of a baby after

Any honest discussion of the proposed ROE Act bill in the Massachusetts Legislature has to deal with a provision that would enable a doctor to let a baby born after an attempted abortion die. The bill doesn't say that. But it does that. It would remove an existing provision in state law that requires a doctor to try to save the life of an already-born baby. The obvious inference is that doctors in Massachusetts would no longer be required to save the life of a baby after birth, if that baby's e…