Urge Governor Baker to support equitable abortion access

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The Massachusetts state House and Senate have both voted to adopt amendments to improve abortion access in their versions of the state budget. The budget will soon head to Governor Baker’s desk. We must ensure that Governor Baker ultimately signs a state budget into law which includes these crucial amendments — and that means we must act now.

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Dear Governor Baker,

I appreciate your leadership protecting and re-affirming reproductive rights over the past four years. Now, with abortion access at risk across the nation, our Commonwealth must lead again and recognize that the protected right to safe, legal abortion must be paired with equitable access to care. As your constituent, I urge you to support the Legislature’s efforts to eliminate longstanding barriers to abortion care under Massachusetts law.

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After nearly 50 years, Massachusetts has a chance to end medically unnecessary and politically motivated barriers to abortion. Since being signed into law in 1974, these barriers have sent families out of state, forced young people to go to court, and delayed and denied care. The Commonwealth is home to the best health care in the world; our laws should not impede access to it.

Earlier this year, your proactive declaration that abortion is essential health care was a crucial action to ensure patients in Massachusetts could access time-sensitive care throughout the pandemic. Now the House and Senate have taken action through state budget amendments to urgently address long-standing barriers to this essential care. I urge you to sign these provisions into law.

While Massachusetts broadly recognizes the right to safe, legal abortion, access to care remains out of reach for many. It’s important to me that we not only expand abortion access for people facing a lethal fetal diagnosis, but that we also improve access to care for young people. Parents, medical experts, health care associations, and young people themselves have clearly and loudly declared that our laws must support all young people, even those who cannot safely turn to a parent for guidance. We must ensure that pregnant young people who are 16 and 17 years old can seek support with a health care provider who is trained to connect them with resources. We have a responsibility to protect our young people, and that means getting them the best care possible without burdens and delays.

Equitable access to reproductive health care is widely supported. The bad-faith attacks and inaccurate, inflammatory rhetoric from opponents of all safe and legal abortion have not swayed public opinion: voters care about access to abortion, and they support leaders who trust doctors and respect people’s ability to make their own medical decisions. It’s time for Massachusetts to ensure that abortion isn’t just safe and legal, but also affordable and accessible for everyone who needs care.

Governor Baker, I thank you for your demonstrated commitment to health care access and reproductive rights. I hope you will continue to lead Massachusetts forward at this national crossroads by signing a state budget that includes amendments to improve access to reproductive health care.

Sincerely,

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Urge Governor Baker to support equitable abortion access

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