Not Infanticide? ROE Act-Supporting State Rep Explains Thinking Behind Abortion Expansion Amendment

Not Infanticide?  ROE Act-Supporting State Rep Explains Thinking Behind Abortion Expansion Amendment

All but 19 Democrats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted for a version of the ROE Act that came up for a vote last week, including state Representative Patricia Haddad (D-Somerset).

This version of the ROE Act is Amendment 759 on the House's Fiscal Year 2021 budget. It passed 108-49.

Few Members of Key Legislative Committee Willing To Comment On Abortion Amendment Passing Massachusetts House
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Few Members of Key Legislative Committee Willing To Comment On Abortion Amendment Passing Massachusetts House

Tom Joyce

The Massachusetts House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a modified version of the ROE Act abortion expansion bill on Thursday evening, but many politicians show no interest in talking about it.

The ROE Act abortion expansion bill was in the Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on the Judiciary from January 22, 2019 through this past week. The committee held a marathon hearing on the bill on June 17, 2019, but never voted on it.

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