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MA S2522
Bill
Status
4/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Cindy Friedman
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AI Summary
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Prohibits Massachusetts state and local agencies, law enforcement, and employees from cooperating with or providing information to federal or other state authorities investigating reproductive health care or gender-affirming health care services that are legal in Massachusetts
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Bars businesses providing electronic communication or remote computing services from complying with out-of-state subpoenas or warrants seeking information related to legally protected health care activity, unless accompanied by a sworn attestation that the request is unrelated to such care; false attestations carry penalties up to $50,000
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Requires acute-care hospitals to provide emergency medical treatment including abortion when necessary to stabilize patients with emergency conditions such as ectopic pregnancy, PPROM, placental abruption, preeclampsia, or peripartum cardiomyopathy
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Protects health care providers, attorneys, and other professionals from Massachusetts disciplinary action or license revocation based solely on out-of-state judgments, sanctions, or criminal/civil liability arising from providing reproductive or gender-affirming care that would be lawful in Massachusetts
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Mandates that businesses storing medical records related to abortion, miscarriage management, IVF, or gender-affirming care develop systems to segregate such information and automatically block access by out-of-state entities without express patient consent, with implementation deadline of July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Strengthening health care protections in the Commonwealth
Last Action
Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2025 from 01:00 PM-09:00 PM in A-2
10/20/2025