The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed H.5595, An Act prioritizing patient access to care. Now it moves to the Senate for a vote this week. Please contact your State Senator today and urge them to vote YES on An Act prioritizing patient access to care when it comes up for a floor vote. 

An Act prioritizing patient access to care offers an important update to the statute governing abortion care later in pregnancy, often needed because of the discovery of critical fetal problems or threats to a mother’s life in a wanted pregnancy, to allow this care based on the professional judgment of physicians. 

Despite tremendous progress to expand access to abortion later in pregnancy in recent sessions, statutory barriers still remain, forcing dozens of patients every year to be denied access to abortion care in Massachusetts after 24 weeks of pregnancy. Forcing patients to travel out of state for this care is not only costly, but increasingly dangerous in a post-Roe world.

Here is a sample script you may use to contact your Senator. Feel free to share why this bill is important to you.

Dear Senator ______________,

As a member of the League of Women Voters of (town), I urge you to vote YES on An Act prioritizing patient access to care, passed as H.5595 in the House, when it comes to the floor for a vote. This bill removes restrictive language on late-term abortions and leaves these critical and often devastating decisions to patients and their physicians. These decisions are often made in the face of serious fetal problems or risk to the mother’s life in a wanted pregnancy. It allows collaboration between doctors and patients that focuses on health, safety and compassion.

Read our testimony in support of this bill HERE.

Sincerely,

[Your name]

[Your full street address]