As the Senate chair of the Joint Committee on Judiciary, I'm extremely proud to have worked so closely this session with the Senate sponsor Harriette Chandler of S.1209, An Act to remove obstacles and expand abortion access, known as the #ROEAct.  First introduced in 2019, this legislation will accomplish the main goal of making it clear that in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, abortion is healthcare. A woman will have the affirmative right to an abortion and any decision around reproductive healthcare is to be made between a patient and a doctor only. The amendment would improve healthcare for women, and remove legal, medical, and social barriers that disproportionately fall on women of color and women who are economically disadvantaged.