Announced earlier this month, the bill codified the landmark judgment in Roe v. Wade and permits abortions after 24 weeks if the child isn't expected to endure the birth. Gov. Charlie Baker explained that while he agreed with some of the bill's terms, he couldn't agree with one that lowered the age of consent from 18 to 16 years of age for receiving the procedure.
Baker told lawmakers he backed the provision permitting abortions at 24 weeks and eliminating a 24-hour waiting period, according to WBUR.
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"However, I cannot support the sections of this proposal that expand the availability of later term abortions and permit minors age 16 and 17 to get an abortion without the consent of a parent or guardian," he reportedly stated.
The governor would have wanted a revision of the 24-week provision to enable abortions if a medical professional predicted "a substantial risk to" the patient's physical or mental health. As established, the bill's language approved abortions "if it is necessary, in the best medical judgment of the physician, to preserve the patient's physical or mental health."
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The state's Democratic-controlled Senate and House overwhelmingly denied Baker's veto. The Senate's 32-8 vote appeared just a day after the House's vote of 107-46.
Tuesday's passage marks another win for Democrats who are attempting to pre-empt a potential Supreme Court judgment overturning Roe -- a prospect that appeared as even more likely with Amy Coney Barrett's consent to the Supreme Court.
Massachusetts' law faced opposition from organizations like Catholic Action League and Massachusetts Citizens for Life. In a statement issued Tuesday, the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List blasted the law.
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"This dangerous new law allows for late-term abortion on-demand across Massachusetts, and secret abortions for minor girls as young as 16," said SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser. "Governor Baker is pro-choice, but this legislation was too much for him to stomach: his veto exemplifies just how extreme it is."
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"The actions taken by Democrats to ram through this legislation are a reflection of just how extreme the party has become on abortion. Led by Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Chuck Schumer, and Nancy Pelosi, the Democrats’ agenda for the entire nation is reflected in this bill: abortion on-demand, up until the moment of birth."
Meanwhile, the bill found backing from NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, which praised it as a win for women's rights. "Today gender equality took a massive step forward," tweeted Rebecca Hart Holder, the group's executive director.
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