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Yes, abortion is still legal in Massachusetts. Here's what else to know after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. - The Boston Globe

Jun 25, 2022 View Original Article
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    -80% Very Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    56% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -60% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : And in a 2012 ruling on the Affordable Care Act, the high court rejected the argument that the federal government could use its power to regulate interstate commerce to require people to carry insurance.
50% : The right to abortion is also protected under the state Constitution, according to a 1981 Supreme Judicial Court ruling.
37% : Carol Rose, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, told the Globe that with the ruling, "Justice Alito is providing something of a legal road map for people trying to criminalize abortion."
36% : Another 13 states are expected to move quickly to restrict abortion, either by reactivating bans that were viewed as unconstitutional under Roe v. Wade or by enforcing laws that have been passed since then, according to the Guttmacher Institute.
33% : On Friday, Governor Charlie Baker issued an executive order protecting Massachusetts abortion providers who may treat residents from states that ban abortion.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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