New legislation aims to make it easier for women to terminate their pregnancies later by leaving the decision up to “the professional judgement of a physician.” Currently, doctors are legally able to perform abortions after 24 weeks only if it’s necessary to preserve the life of the patient or the patient’s physical or mental health, or because of a lethal or grave fetal anomaly or diagnosis.Read More
‘This law is not working.’ Mass. bills would allow abortions after 24 weeks.
