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...]
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...]
Planned Parenthood disappointed in Brown’s silence on Republican Party platform
Massachusetts voters need and deserve to be represented by a senator who will stand up for us, and stand up for women’s health, no matter what. That's why we - the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts - sent a letter to … [Read more...]
Women’s health is at stake in Massachusetts in 2012
This past weekend marked the 39th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 ruling in Roe v Wade. Yet, in spite of that landmark ruling, women’s health opponents have persisted in their efforts to erode access to sexual and reproductive … [Read more...]
Help Stop the War on Women
Here in the Commonwealth, this issue affects women (and men) from all walks of life. Whether you are a young college student, a single mother of two, or a married woman in her 40s, the right - and ability - to prevent pregnancy and to … [Read more...]