We congratulate Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker for expressing opposition to late-term abortions in the face of the so-called ROE Act bill on Beacon Hill.
Of course, Baker's logic doesn't hold up – it makes no sense to oppose late-term abortions when a baby is almost fully formed and still support earlier abortions when the only difference is degree of development. A human being is a human being, and either deserves protection of the right to live or doesn't, no matter the human being's age.
Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee signed a bill allowing state employees and those on Medicaid who want to get an abortion to use public funds for health insurance, repealing a previous state law that prohibited public funds from going to abortion.
"Here in Rhode Island, we will always protect a woman's right to choose and ensure equal access to these crucial health care services," McKee said, according to The Associated Press on Thursday, May 18.
