In a result that was not nearly as close as the final tally indicated, the Massachusetts Senate voted in January to abolish the pre-Roe v. Wade state laws on abortion by a tally of 38-0.
That's 38 state senators voting to eliminate laws restricting abortion in the Commonwealth. These statutes were made moot by the United States Supreme Court's determination in 1973 through Roe v. Wade to strip the states of their longstanding authority to regulate or restrict abortion in any meaningful way.
With activists furious about the failure of an immigration law enforcement measure, Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo expects the House will spend the coming months evaluating legislative options.
