Abortion

Una manifestación en el capitolio pidió por protección al derecho del aborto. Manchester desaloja a 50 personas de un campamento en downtown.Cámara se prepara para trabajar en presupuesto estatal de dos años.

Of the more than 800 bills the Legislature is expected to take up this session, none, so far, target telehealth medication abortion or the mailing of abortion pills. But there are several that target the state’s abortion law and access to abortion and reproductive health.

The Biden administration is shackled by a ban on federal funding for most abortions, a conservative-leaning Supreme Court inclined to rule against abortion rights and a split Congress unwilling to pass legislation on the matter.

The report Saturday in The New York Times followed the stunning leak earlier this year of a draft opinion in the case in which the high court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections for abortion.

Abortion has featured prominently in political debates, fliers and TV ads this campaign season. But what’s it like to hear that rhetoric as someone who’s recently had an abortion?

On abortion, Biden said "the only sure way to stop these extremist laws that are putting in jeopardy women's health and rights is for Congress to pass a law." He acknowledged that right now, "we're short a handful of votes" to reinstate abortion protections at the federal level, urging voters to send more Democrats to Congress.

Both candidates describe themselves as pro-choice. But they differ on some key points at a time when the shifting national landscape around abortion has put reproductive rights center stage.

Cornerstone Action, among the anti-abortion groups that targeted Republicans who supported exemptions, celebrated the defeats on Twitter Wednesday.

Biden reiterated his desire for Congress to codify Roe v. Wade into law, but "we're short a handful of votes," he said.

The bill would protect abortion providers and people seeking abortions from actions taken by other states, including blocking the governor from extraditing anyone charged in another state unless the acts for which extradition was sought would be punishable by Massachusetts law.