Planned Parenthood is a visible and forceful advocate for reproductive rights and reproductive health issues in the statehouse, in the courts, in the media, and across Massachusetts. Find out who your legislators are to let them know that you support PPLM's bills!
Current Massachusetts Bills
Supported Bills
| Bill | Bill Number | Status |
| An Act Updating the Public Health Laws (filed by State Senator Harriette Chandler and State Representative Ellen Story) |
Senate Bill 1610, House Bill 1745 | This bill has been referred to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary. |
This bill would repeal several unconstitutional abortion and contraceptive restrictions that are still on the law books in Massachusetts: an unconstitutional, pre-Roe v. Wade abortion ban, an unconstitutional hospitalization requirement, and a contraceptive restriction to married couples.
Find out more about this bill.
| Bill | Bill Number | Status |
| An Act Relative to Consent and Counseling for Certain Minors (filed by State Representative Ellen Story) |
House Bill 1746 | This bill has been referred to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary. |
This bill would expand the categories of people who could provide counseling and give consent to minors who are seeking abortions in order to maximize the minors’ ability to receive this information in a safe environment.
| Bill | Bill Number | Status |
| An Act Relative to Providing Health Education in Public Schools (filed by State Senator Harriette Chandler and State Representative Alice Wolf) |
Senate Bill 218, House Bill 3434 | This bill has been referred to the Joint Committee on Education. |
Find out more about this bill.
This bill makes explicit that comprehensive health education is a core subject for public schools, and it would create a system to identify the current gaps in health education across Massachusetts.
Updates on recently filed bills opposed by PPLM coming soon.
