Massachusetts Officials Vow Action After Supreme Court Draft Opinion Targets Roe v. Wade

BOSTON — July 19, 2026 — Massachusetts officials rally at State House after Supreme Court draft opinion threatens to overturn Roe v. Wade. Senate President Karen Spilka, House Speaker Ron Mariano, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and U.S. Attorney Rachel Rollins joined reproductive rights advocates on the State House steps Wednesday morning to condemn a leaked Justice Samuel Alito draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that would eliminate federal abortion protections. Speaker Mariano confirmed the House's recently passed budget includes $500,000 in abortion access funding, and Senate President Spilka said the Senate budget, due the following week, would be at least as much. Rebecca Hartholder of Reproductive Equity Now warned that 26 states are positioned to ban abortion the day a final Dobbs ruling issues, calling it "a devastating, unprecedented healthcare crisis," while Dr. Jennifer Childs-Roshkind of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts confirmed the organization was already treating patients from Texas in its Springfield and Boston offices.