State Representative Shawn Dooley (R-Norfolk) saw budget Amendment 759 on abortion pass in the Massachusetts House of Representatives last week, and he has concerns about it.
The altered version of the ROE Act abortion expansion amendment, attached to the House's fiscal year 2021 budget, passed 108-49. All but one Republican opposed it, as did 19 Democrats.
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).