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Catholic bishops rebuke Gov. Maura Healey for using faith to justify 'radically permissive' abortion law

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Massachusetts bishops say they "passionately disagree" with Gov. Mareen Healey's defense of abortion up to birth. Bishops reject the governor's calling abortion healthcare and deny that any emergency required expanding an "already radically permissive law."Healey enacted Chapter 188 under an "emergency statement" and said voters can reconsider repeal on the 2028 ballot.Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey addresses the crowd during a Labor Day "Workers Over Billionaires" rally at the State House in Boston, Massachusetts, on Sept. 1, 2025. | JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Roman Catholic bishops of Massachusetts recently rebuked the commonwealth's Democratic Gov.

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