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BOSTON (AP) Massachusetts' Republican governor vetoed legislation on Thursday that would expand access to abortion in the state. Gov. Charlie Baker, in his veto message, said he strongly.
Governor Charlie Baker also sided with antiabortion opponents of the bill, who suggested the language of the measure would allow more late abortions than the activists who championed it were acknowledging.
Gov. Baker vetoes abortion expansion measure
By Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press
BOSTON Massachusetts Republican governor vetoed legislation on Thursday that would expand access to abortion in the state.
Gov. Charlie Baker, in his veto message, said he strongly supports many provisions of the measure included in the state budget passed by the Democratic-controlled state Legislature.
That includes language enshrining the right to an abortion in the state, as well as a provision ensuring a woman can access an abortion in cases where the child will not survive after birth, he has said.
But Baker repeated his concerns about expanding the availability of later-term abortions and permitting 16- and 17-year-olds to get an abortion without the consent of a parent or guardian.