马萨诸塞州成为第十个取消妊娠期限限制的州
2026年8月10日 美国东部时间晚9:16 / 福克斯新闻
马萨诸塞州州长莫拉·希利表示，这项新法律将在马萨诸塞州维持堕胎的安全性、合法性和可及性，同时允许医生实施堕胎手术而不会面临法律追责。
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民主党州长莫拉·希利在签署废除马萨诸塞州堕胎妊娠期限限制的法案时，现场响起掌声与欢呼声，这使得这个深蓝州成为第十个允许堕胎直至分娩的州。
根据《优先患者获得护理法案》，医护人员将拥有更大的自由裁量权，可自行决定是否在妊娠晚期实施堕胎，而不会因该州此前的限制条款面临法律处罚。
希利表示，该法案旨在帮助那些在妊娠晚期遭遇医疗并发症的家庭在马萨诸塞州境内堕胎，而非被迫跨州就医。这类并发症包括孕产妇健康问题以及致命诊断结果。
在法案签署仪式上，希利承诺，只要她仍担任州长，就将在马萨诸塞州维持堕胎的安全性、合法性和可及性。
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“我们认为，医疗决策应当由女性、其家庭与医生共同作出，而非政客，”希利说道，“堕胎在马萨诸塞州仍将是安全的、合法的，且可及的。这是我对你们的承诺。”
该法案预计将在90天后生效。此前，该州法律通常禁止妊娠24周后堕胎，仅存在有限例外情况。
马萨诸塞州如今与阿拉斯加州、科罗拉多州、马里兰州、密歇根州、明尼苏达州、新泽西州、新墨西哥州、俄勒冈州和佛蒙特州一道，取消了堕胎的妊娠期限限制，华盛顿哥伦比亚特区也纳入其中。
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马萨诸塞州州长莫拉·希利表示，新的堕胎法案将赋予医护人员更大的自由裁量权，允许其在妊娠晚期实施堕胎而不会面临法律追责。（大卫·L·赖安/《波士顿环球报》 via 盖蒂图片社）
希利表示，周一的签署仪式旨在“支持女性”，并指出那些反对该法案的人并不支持女性健康。
“对于马萨诸塞州的民众来说，如果你关心女性健康，如果你希望确保女性能够在与医生协商的情况下获得所需的医疗服务，那么这一点应该很明确，”她说道，“我站在女性这边。我的对手们则不然。”
希利还将该法案称为对抗唐纳德·特朗普总统及共和党人在最高法院推翻罗伊诉韦德案后试图削弱堕胎保护措施的全国性行动的“盾牌”。
在新法案下，马萨诸塞州的孕妇将可根据医生的自由裁量权获得晚期堕胎服务。（iStock）
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“这取决于各州发挥主导作用，”希利说道，“作为州长，我承诺，无论唐纳德·特朗普、国会的共和党人或是最高法院做出何种举动，我们都将继续确保女性和家庭能够在马萨诸塞州本地获得所需的医疗服务。”
SBA反堕胎美国组织主席玛乔丽·丹嫩弗瑟在周一的一份声明中谴责这项“恶劣”法案的签署，称晚期堕胎会涉及胎儿肢解。
“每年都有数万名未出生的美国人被残忍地肢解、撕成碎片，这令人发指，”她说道，“遗憾的是，随着希利州长签署这项‘直至分娩堕胎法案’，这一数字还会增加。共和党必须放弃‘将问题留给各州’的立场——这种立场纵容了像这样恶劣的晚期堕胎法律——并推动为未出生儿童提供全国性保护。”
丹嫩弗瑟还指出，美国是全球少数几个允许全程堕胎的国家之一。
“如果没有最低全国标准，美国仍将是全球仅有的8个允许在妊娠任何阶段堕胎的国家之一。我们必须尽一切努力翻过美国晚期堕胎这丑陋的一页。”
根据SBA组织的说法，其他允许此类堕胎行为的国家包括澳大利亚、加拿大、中国、几内亚比绍、墨西哥、韩国和越南。
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Dem Gov Maura Healey signs sweeping Massachusetts bill allowing abortions up to birth
Massachusetts becomes the 10th state to remove gestational age limits
August 10, 2026 9:16pm EDT / Fox News
Gov. Maura Healey said the new law will keep abortion safe, legal and accessible in Massachusetts while allowing doctors to perform procedures without legal repercussions.
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Democratic Gov. Maura Healey was met with applause and smiles as she signed away Massachusetts’ gestational limits on abortion, making the deep-blue state the 10th to permit the procedure up to birth.
Under the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act, health care workers will have greater discretion in determining whether to perform an abortion later in pregnancy, without facing legal penalties under the state’s previous restrictions.
Healey said the law is intended to ensure families facing medical complications late in pregnancy can abort their babies in Massachusetts rather than having to travel out of state. Those complications can include maternal health complications and fatal diagnoses.
During the bill signing, Healey pledged to keep abortion safe, legal and accessible in Massachusetts for as long as she remains governor.
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“We believe that health care decisions should be made between women and families and their doctors, not politicians,” Healey said. “Abortion will remain safe. It will remain legal, and it will remain accessible here in Massachusetts. That’s my commitment to you.”
The bill is scheduled to take effect in 90 days. Previously, state law generally prohibited abortions after 24 weeks, with limited exceptions.
Massachusetts now joins Alaska, Colorado, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont in removing gestational age limits on abortion, along with the District of Columbia.
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FILE – Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said the new abortion law will grant medical professionals greater discretion to perform abortions later in pregnancy without facing legal repercussions.(David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Healey said Monday’s signing was intended to “stand with women,” arguing that those who oppose the legislation do not support women’s health.
“The bottom line for people in Massachusetts, if you care about women’s health, if you care about making sure that women are able to access the health care that they need in consultation with their doctors, should be clear,” she said. “I stand with women. My opponents do not.”
Healey also framed the legislation as a “shield” against national efforts under President Donald Trump and Republicans to roll back abortion protections following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.
FILE – A pregnant woman in Massachusetts will be able to obtain a late-term abortion at the discretion of her doctor under the new law.(iStock)
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“It is up to the states to lead,” Healey said. “And as governor, I promise that no matter what Donald Trump or Republicans in Congress or the Supreme Court does, we’re going to continue to make sure that women and families have access to the health care that they need, right here in Massachusetts.”
SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser condemned the signing of the “egregious” law in a statement Monday, arguing that late-term abortions can involve dismemberment of the fetus.
“It should shock the conscience that tens of thousands of unborn Americans are barbarically dismembered limb by limb and torn apart every single year,” she said. “Sadly, that number will only increase with Gov. Healey’s approval of the Abortion Up Until Birth Bill. The GOP must abandon the ‘leave it to the states’ position – a stance that permits egregious late-term abortion laws like this one – and advance national protections for unborn children.”
Dannenfelser also argued that the U.S. is among a small number of countries that permit abortion throughout pregnancy.
“Without a minimum national standard, the United States remains 1 of only 8 countries worldwide that allows abortion at any point in pregnancy. We must do all we can to turn the page on America’s ugly chapter of late-term abortion.”
The other countries that allow such procedures include Australia, Canada, China, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, South Korea and Vietnam, according to SBA.
Bonny Chu is a Breaking and Trending News Writer for Fox News Digital