BOSTON In Massachusetts, where abortion is protected in law and promoted in culture, it is rare to see the words unborn child used by the courts or mainstream media. But that was what happened on Feb. 13-14, prompting both praise and criticism from local pro-life leaders.
Massachusetts' highest court recently rejected an appeal linked to a brutal murder and used the opportunity to throw out a "misogynistic" legal principle that allowed killers to be convicted of lesser charges.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a fetus killed as a result of the homicide of a pregnant person is entitled to personhood rights.
“She cheated on me” is no longer a reasonable defense for husbands and boyfriends who are accused of murdering their wives and girlfriends in the Bay State, according to a