yay. Thank you for going. I would have been there, but for work.
And yes, it can happen here, even in oh-so-liberal Massachusetts.
The laws banning abortion in Massachusetts are still on the books. They've never been repealed; as in many states, they're simply held in abeyance because of Roe v. Wade. I'm not entirely sure that they'd be repealed if Roe were ever substantially reversed, in no small part because of the influence the Catholic Church has on legislation and public life in Owah Fayuh Cawmmonnwealth. This state, progressive as it is, still has its share of social conservatives. (Think of the people who buy the Boston Herald.)
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Date: 2009-06-02 03:35 pm (UTC)And yes, it can happen here, even in oh-so-liberal Massachusetts.
The laws banning abortion in Massachusetts are still on the books. They've never been repealed; as in many states, they're simply held in abeyance because of Roe v. Wade. I'm not entirely sure that they'd be repealed if Roe were ever substantially reversed, in no small part because of the influence the Catholic Church has on legislation and public life in Owah Fayuh Cawmmonnwealth. This state, progressive as it is, still has its share of social conservatives. (Think of the people who buy the Boston Herald.)