Paid Abortion Leave Shouldn’t Put ‘Stigma’ On Abortion, Boston City Councilor Says

Paid Abortion Leave Shouldn’t Put ‘Stigma’ On Abortion, Boston City Councilor Says

Just because some women who have an abortion may ask the city of Boston for paid leave doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with abortion, a Boston city councilor said recently.

Lydia Edwards, a city councilor who supports expanding paid leave benefits for city employees to include women who have abortions, said she has heard rumblings from people who support legal abortion.