Massachusetts abortion access policies become law with Senate override of Gov. Baker's veto

Massachusetts abortion access policies become law with Senate override of Gov. Baker's veto
By Katie Lannan, State House News Service
© By Bob Salsberg, MA_Worcester_TG
This file photo shows the Massachusetts State House in Boston.
BOSTON — Abortion rights will be formally codified in Massachusetts law, and access to the procedure will be expanded after the state Senate on Tuesday joined the House in overriding Gov. Charlie Baker's veto of the legislation known as the ROE Act.
The Senate reaffirmed its support for the abortion access measures (H 5179) on a 32-8 vote, one day after the House's 107-46 vote.
The bill, initially passed within the state budget and then returned by Baker with amendments that lawmakers ultimately rejected, will allow abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy in cases with a fatal fetal anomaly and if "necessary, in the best medical judgment of the physician, to preserve the patient's physical or mental health."

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