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Healey Just Signed a Law Expanding Reproductive and Transgender Care. Here's What to Know.
Shield Act 2.0 prohibits state cooperation with federal investigations and safeguards privacy for reproductive and gender-affirming care providers, strengthening protections in Massachusetts.
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On August 7, 2025, Governor Maura Healey signed a new "Shield Law" in Massachusetts that expands legal protections for those seeking and providing reproductive care—such as abortion—and gender affirmation services. The law prohibits state and local agencies from collaborating with federal or other states' investigations into these services, also limiting access to sensitive patient data. In addition, it protects providers and lawyers working in …
Massachusetts’ First Lesbian Governor Maura Healey Signs Shield Act 2.0 Protecting Gender-Affirming Care and Abortion Rights
Last week, Governor Maura Healey signed the “Shield Act 2.0,” which strengthens protections for both the providers and the patients of reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare in the state of Massachusetts. Governor Healey is the 73rd and current Governor of Massachusetts, who assumed office on January 5, 2023. More notably, Healey broke new ground as the first woman and the first openly LGBTQ+ person to hold the position of Governor in the…
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