For voters who care about women’s health – i.e. the vast majority of Massachusetts voters – it is telling and deeply troubling to see Senator Mitch McConnell step into the U.S. Senate race. Senator McConnell has led his party’s efforts on … [Read more...]
Planned Parenthood Stands with BC Students for Sexual Health
With the statement below, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts joined other organizations such as the Boston College chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of … [Read more...]
NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC Endorses Rep. Ed Markey
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2013 NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC Endorses Rep. Ed Markey in Special Primary Election for U.S. Senate The organization fights to keep the U.S. Senate in the pro-choice column Washington, … [Read more...]
My $95 Flu Shot
Steven Brill has a must-read cover story in Time this week detailing how the federal government's refusal to set rates for procedures, services and products means we all pay more for health care. I found this out first-hand last fall when … [Read more...]
Lynch Rides Markey’s, Circa 1976, Coattails?
This diary originally started as a comment over on danfromwaltham's diary: Stephen Lynch will go to Washington to stand up, not fit in I thought better of it, and came to the conclusion to write such a comment would be taking a giant … [Read more...]
40 Years Safe and Legal: Let’s Keep It That Way
This post was written by Nonnie S. Burnes, Board Chair & Interim CEO, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts. From 1996 to 2007, Burnes served as a judge in the Superior Court of Massachusetts. A seventeen-year-old girl sits … [Read more...]
The G.O.P. and a Platform Built for the Past
To hear the pundits and political professionals talk about it, this election is all about turning out a party’s base. That’s because there are few if any undecided voters left and the only undecided voters that count are the ones residing … [Read more...]
Constituents to Scott Brown: Don’t Repeal the Affordable Care Act
In what has clearly become a trend, Massachusetts constituents who tried to visit Scott Brown's office today were met with a locked door and no answers. They had gathered outside Brown's campaign office on Summer St in Boston to urge … [Read more...]
SCOTUS’ Decision Means Better Health Care for Mass… But Only If We Make the Right Decision at the Ballot Box This November
Earlier today, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In Massachusetts, that means we can continue benefiting from more accessible, affordable health care made possible by the law. Already, the ACA is lowering health care … [Read more...]
Tell Us Why Birth Control Matters To You
I think most of us here at BMG realize that birth control is basic health care for women, but some politicians disagree and want to roll back key protections for essential preventive care that were provided by health care reform. That’s … [Read more...]
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