Dozens of Maryland’s top leaders, including Gov. Wes Moore (D), came together for a raucous State House news conference to endorse a four-bill reproductive rights legislative package.
BALTIMORE — In his first joint news conference with legislative leaders, Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore announced support for a package of bills Thursday that would provide protection for patients
HB705, also known as the Right to Reproductive Freedom, states that every individual “has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom, including but not limited to the ability to make and effectuate decisions to prevent, continue, or end one’s own pregnancy.” It also says that the state cannot “deny, burden, or abridge” this right without a justification by a “compelling state interest achieved by the least restrictive means.”