Reproductive rights

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, who has been a strong advocate for protecting reproductive care in her state, is applauding a decision by pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens to offer abortion pill mifepristone to patients as prescribed by a doctor. The Food and Drug Administration approved guidelines for the drug last year, and both chains have received the certifications necessary to…

An Air Force veteran of nearly 20 years has filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs alleging she was denied reproductive services because she is married to a woman. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in a Massachusetts federal court, alleges that plaintiff Ashley Sheffield was denied a referral to receive in vitro fertilization, or IVF,…

A year after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, a look at the state of abortion rights in Massachusetts and around the country. Plus, former acting Gov. Jane Swift on what’s changed — and what hasn’t — with women in government.

After giving birth to her baby, Annika Bockius-Suwyn and her wife spent upwards of $2,000 to adopt her. It’s one of countless complicated legal hoops that LGBTQ families jump through in order to solidify their parental rights in Massachusetts and across the country. The couple started their family through Reciprocal IVF (in vitro fertilization), where one partner provides the egg,…

According to unofficial results posted online from the office of Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos, more than 72% of Vermonters said the state constitution should be updated to read it is key to people’s dignity that they be able to make their own choices around their reproductive futures — such as whether to use contraception, get pregnant, or end...

Vermont was one of three states on election night that enshrined access to abortions in their state constitutions.  According to unofficial results posted online from the office of Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos, more than 72% of Vermonters said the state constitution should be updated to read it is key to people’s dignity that they be able to make...

Peter Welch, a longtime representative, was elected to replace Pat Leahy in the U.S. Senate

After voters headed to the polls in Vermont, Rep. Peter Welch will succeed fellow Democrat Patrick Leahy in the Senate, NBC News projects, while Republican Gov. Phil Scott has been reelected. Leahy’s 48-year tenure made him the longest-serving member in the current U.S. Senate. Welch easily defeated little-known Republican challenger Gerald Malloy, a retired U.S. Army officer endorsed by...