In a late-night session, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a bill would clarify parentage definitions for families who use reproductive technologies to have children, which is especially important for LGBTQ+ parents.
Negotiators late Wednesday night produced a compromise bill meant to reform how a family is defined in Massachusetts law, a change designed to protect parents and children who use paths such as surrogacy and in-vitro fertilization.
"I'm just so proud that we got this done before the end of the session, and also before November," he added, referring to upcoming elections. Though Healey has not publicly weighed in on the bill, she has made LGBTQ+ priorities a key point of her administration.
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