Abortion rights activists rally in Boston and across the state, country - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : One recommendation calls for passage of legislation requiring "full-spectrum pregnancy care" -- insurance coverage for abortion but also for prenatal and postpartum care with no out-of-pocket costs.
47% : Now the most common form of abortion in Massachusetts, medication abortion is a two-step protocol of prescriptions that can be used to end a pregnancy up until 10 weeks.
40% : Under state law, abortion is legal through 24 weeks of pregnancy, as well as after that threshold in cases with a fatal fetal anomaly or to preserve the health of a pregnant person.
38% : If Roe falls, about half of US states are expected to ban abortion, according to the Guttmacher Institute, an abortion-rights think tank.
36% : In 2020, the state passed the ROE Act over Republican Governor Charlie Baker's veto, codifying and expanding the right to abortion in Massachusetts.

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