Massachusetts Has First Confirmed West Nile Virus Case Of The Year

Massachusetts Has First Confirmed West Nile Virus Case Of The Year

The first confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Massachusetts this year has now happened.

A woman in her 80s was exposed to the virus in Middlesex County, as WPRI reports.

Pro-Lifers Say Maura Healey’s Pro-Abortion Politics Played A Role In Her Blocking Born-Alive Ballot Initiative
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Pro-Lifers Say Maura Healey’s Pro-Abortion Politics Played A Role In Her Blocking Born-Alive Ballot Initiative

Tom Joyce

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey rejected a proposed ballot initiative that would ask voters to reinstate the state's born-alive law — and pro-lifers aren't happy about it.

On Wednesday, Healey rejected a proposed initiative that would have guaranteed medical care to babies born alive after an attempted abortion. Healey argued that the language was too vague for voters. As it stands, the proposal cannot move forward and try to collect signatures to make the ballot, barring a successful appeal to the state's highest court.

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