MA H2658

Requires all FDA-approved contraceptive methods, including IUDs, implants, pills, patches, rings, and condoms, to be available free of charge to incarcerated persons capable of pregnancy upon request

Mandates contraceptive counseling and family planning services be offered 60-180 days before scheduled release, with referrals to outside medical providers and 12-month medication refills upon release

Guarantees pregnant incarcerated persons the right to determine abortion eligibility and obtain abortions under state law, prohibiting nonmedical prison staff from making eligibility decisions

Requires facilities to post information about family planning services and ensure all counseling is nondirective, unbiased, and noncoercive, with pregnancy tests made voluntary rather than mandatory

Directs the Department of Correction, in consultation with the Department of Public Health and Massachusetts Sheriffs Association, to establish regulations and implement the provisions within 1 year of passage