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Pro-Abortion State Senator Sets Sights On Crisis Pregnancy Centers In Massachusetts

Pro-Abortion State Senator Sets Sights On Crisis Pregnancy Centers In Massachusetts

Matthew McDonald

An abortion expansion bill signed into law by Governor Charlie Baker in July was "a significant victory," but taking the fight to crisis pregnancy centers remains on the agenda, a pro-abortion Massachusetts state senator said.

"No one in Massachusetts or coming to Massachusetts should ever need worry about whether they will be able to access physical or mental health care related to pregnancy. That worry persists because we still need to provide licensure for at-home midwifery care, create post-miscarriage mental health care, robustly combat so-called 'crisis pregnancy centers' or fake women's health centers, ensure full-spectrum sex education, and far more," state Senator Becca Rausch (D-Needham) said in a written statement dated Friday, August 12.

Biden Administration To Stop Deporting Immigrants Convicted Of A State Crime In Connecticut If They Get A Pardon
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Biden Administration To Stop Deporting Immigrants Convicted Of A State Crime In Connecticut If They Get A Pardon

Matthew McDonald

The Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security will stop deporting immigrants on the basis of crimes committed in Connecticut if they get a pardon, the state's attorney general said.

Under former President Donald Trump, federal officials did not recognize Connecticut pardons when deciding whether to deport an illegal immigrant convicted of a crime, on the grounds that pardons in Connecticut are issued by a board and not by a governor.

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