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Pro-Lifers To Rally on Boston Common Against ‘ROE Act’ Abortion Bill Saturday

Matthew McDonald

Massachusetts Citizens for Life is planning a rally this coming weekend against a bill that would remove most remaining restrictions on abortion in Massachusetts.

The so-called ROE Act would make it easier to get abortions after 24 weeks and would remove a requirement that underage girls get permission from their parents or from a judge to get an abortion.

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Massachusetts Senate To Vote Thursday on Conversion Therapy Ban

Matthew McDonald

The Massachusetts Senate plans to vote Thursday on a bill that would ban conversion therapy for minors.

Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) said the bill was voted out of committee Monday, March 25 and will go to the Senate floor Thursday, March 28, according to video of a press conference published by State House News Service.

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