Rallies across Massachusetts were scheduled for Saturday on behalf of abortion rights.
Several communities in Massachusetts have planned rallies for Saturday in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.for up to and in some cases beyond 24 weeks, but with many states having enacted total fans following the ruling at the federal level, protestors are letting their voices be heard.
"Roe v. Wade has been overturned and abortion is now illegal in half the country," the Boston Socialist Alternative said in a statement on Friday."The right wing is on the offensive and only a mass movement from below has the power to halt this all-out attack on women and LGBTQ people.
Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, signed an executive order in the aftermath of the ruling that will protect access to reproductive health care services in the Bay State.
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