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Abortion in Massachusetts and the rest of New England is likely to remain legal. In Massachusetts, abortion is legal through 24 weeks of pregnancy, under state law.

June 23 marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, federal legislation that requires gender equity in education, including sports. Commentator Martha Ackmann reflects on the legacy of that landmark ruling, and one woman who changed the game.

One of Mac Godinez's first jobs at the age of 16 was behind the counter at a burger joint. He'd already been wondering what kind of future he could have if he lived as the transgender person he knew himself to be.

Within the next few weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that made it a constitutional right to have an abortion. If so, it will be up to each state to determine whether abortion is legal. Even as Connecticut and Massachusetts have abortion rights baked into state law, the region will experience the ripple effects of this huge change.

One clinic, Transhealth, marks its first anniversary with more than 1,000 patients.

Technical details between Massachusetts House and Senate versions of the immigrant driver's license legislation must be worked out by lawmakers.

Here is a look at how abortion rights stand in Massachusetts and across New England.

The Democrat from Worcester also weighed in on the leaked Supreme Court draft striking down Roe v. Wade, calling it "very, very frightening."

Bay Path University held its first in-person leadership conference since the pandemic in 2020, attracting 1,300 participants to the MassMutual Center in Springfield.

The Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts is surveying 200 women in Springfield to learn how the pandemic effected their economic stability.