Governor Charlie Baker poured cold water on the abortion-expansion ROE Act bill in the Massachusetts Legislature on Monday without saying he'd veto it.
Baker took questions from reporters after a ceremonial signing of a separate bill that guarantees state funding of Planned Parenthood abortion clinics in Massachusetts even if the Trump administration cuts them off from Title X federal funding for clinics that provide contraception to poor people. The new Trump administration rule, set to take effect in May, requires that clinics receiving federal funds for contraception not perform abortions at the same site and not provide referrals for abortions, which Planned Parenthood does.
More than 100 opponents of a controversial proposed abortion rights bill gathered near the steps of the Massachusetts State House on Saturday to enlist and enliven followers to their cause.
The rally was sponsored by Massachusetts Citizens for Life and co-sponsored by several other advocacy groups, including the Renew Massachusetts Coalition and the Massachusetts Alliance to Stop Taxpayer Funded Abortions.
