Healey signs emergency preamble to block suspension of Massachusetts abortion law
Move forces the law easing later-pregnancy abortion restrictions to take effect immediately, shielding it from suspension for two years; repeal campaign says it has enough signatures for a 2028 ballot question
Gov. Maura Healey signed an emergency preamble on Friday to force Massachusetts' law removing barriers to abortions later in pregnancy to take effect immediately, blocking efforts to suspend the statute while opponents move a repeal question toward the 2028 ballot.