Supporters say bills to license the birthing professionals would be transformative for the state reproductive health care workforce and maternal mortality outcomes.
Suicide rates in Massachusetts increased by 41 percent between 2003 and 2019 but have since "leveled off," said Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh.
At least a dozen state lawmakers have so far announced that they will not seek reelection in the fall and will instead run for another office or move on to jobs in the private sector almost none announced plans to retire.
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