MA S1209

Bill

MA S1209

To remove obstacles and expand abortion access

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/04/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to remove obstacles and expand abortion access. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to remove obstacles and expand access to abortion in Massachusetts. It amends the state's existing laws to clarify the definition of "abortion" and ensure that the Commonwealth cannot interfere with a person's decision to prevent, commence, terminate, or continue their own pregnancy. The bill allows physicians to perform abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy and beyond if necessary to protect the patient's life, physical or mental health, or in cases of fetal anomalies or incompatibility with life outside the uterus. It also streamlines the informed consent process and grants the Department of Public Health authority to require aggregate reporting on induced termination of pregnancy.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Justice

Sponsors (57)

Ruth Balser (D), Mike Barrett (D), Jennifer Benson (D), Joseph Boncore (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Sonia Chang-Díaz (D), Jo Comerford (D), Mike Connolly (D), Cynthia Creem (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Julian Cyr (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Paul Feeney (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Barry Finegold (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Sean Garballey (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Carlos González (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Pat Haddad (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Adam Hinds (D), Dan Hunt (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Patrick Kearney (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), John Lawn (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Joan Lovely (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Mike Moore (D), Susan Moran (D), Harold Naughton (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Smitty Pignatelli (D), Denise Provost (D), Becca Rausch (D), Maria Robinson (D), Danny Ryan (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Tom Stanley (D), José Tosado (D), James Welch (D),

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 01/04/2021)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1209

(13 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1209
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1209.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1002	Expanding access to telemedicine services	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1914	To improve access to family physicians	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1985	To advance the safety of women seeking to terminate a pregnancy	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H2954	Relative to providing improved access to taxicabs for persons with disabilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3320	Removing obstacles and expanding access to women's reproductive health	Senate concurred	Similar To
H3432	Relative to unborn victims of violence	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H633	Assuring that polling places are accessible to elderly and physically challenged voters	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H726	Relative to public access to Long Island in Boston Harbor	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H864	Relative to access to the Hollingsworth Dam	Accompanied a study order, see H5078	Similar To
S151	To provide increased access to hearing aids	Accompanied a new draft, see H4298	Similar To
S2278	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	New draft substituted, see S2296	Similar To
S2296	Ensuring consumer choice and equal access to eye care	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S952	Modernizing time-share extension and termination procedures	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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