Where do the two Republican candidates for governor in Massachusetts stand on abortion now that the U.S. Supreme Court may possibly jettison Roe v. Wade?
The candidates, Wrentham businessman Chris Doughty and former Whitman state representative Geoff Diehl, both say they oppose abortion. But they had varying reactions to news of a possibly forthcoming decision kicking abortion policy back to the states.
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has vetoed the state Legislature's abortion bill, setting up an override vote that is likely to be close.
Opponents of the abortion bill are happy about the veto but disappointed with the timing, which gives the leaders of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate almost two weeks to schedule override votes before the current legislative session ends in early January. Baker could have waited 10 days to issue the veto, until January 1, which would have squeezed the timeframe.
