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Mass. Legislature passes bill redefining parentage


Legislature Passes Parentage Act - Press Room

The Massachusetts Legislature today passed An Act to ensure legal parentage equality, extending the full rights of parentage to LGBTQ+ families.

Mass. Legislature passes bill redefining parentage | WBUR News

In a late-night session, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a bill would clarify parentage definitions for families who use reproductive ...

Governor Healey Signs Parentage Act, Ensuring Equality for All ...

Boston — Governor Maura Healey signed an Act to ensure legal parentage equality, which updates the state's parentage laws for the first time ...

MA Senate Unanimously Passes Parentage Act - GLAD Law

The historic piece of legislation will protect LGBTQ+ families and children born through surrogacy and assisted reproduction.

Mass. House passes bill expanding the definition of 'parent'

The Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation last week that would update state law to remove barriers preventing some LGBTQ ...

'A long time coming': Families, advocates celebrate new parentage ...

To the families and advocates who have been pushing for years to get Massachusetts' laws on parentage and paternity changed, the final hours ...

Massachusetts Parentage - GLAD Law

The Massachusetts Parentage Act will ensure that all children and families in Massachusetts can access the security of legal parentage.

Governor Healey Signs Bill Redefining Parenthood and Reducing ...

The radical agenda to undermine the traditional family and threaten the core values that have long formed the foundation of our society ...

Massachusetts bill redefining parenthood, stripping away 'mother ...

The Massachusetts Parentage Act redefines who is considered a parent to expand protections for LGBTQ families. Critics say the bill will ...

Gov. Healey signs bill redefining parentage in Massachusetts

Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Friday that redefines how families are spelled out in state law, a move supporters say will make it easier for the LGBTQ+ ...

Bill H.4672 - Massachusetts Legislature

Bill H.4672 193rd (Current) An Act to ensure legal parentage equality. View Text Print Preview Download PDF

Massachusetts bill redefine removes terms 'mother' and 'father'

A Massachusetts bill, which seeks to update state law to redefine who legally qualifies as a parent, passed in the state senate on Thursday ...

MA bill would replace 'mother' with 'person who gave birth'

House Bill 4750, which is said to ensure legal equality for parents, would update the state's general laws establishing parentage, custody, ...

Tell MA legislators to reject bill allowing the sale of unborn children

The Massachusetts House of Representatives has voted unanimously to pass the “Parentage Equality Bill,” which would, ostensibly, allow women to sell their ...

Bill updating parenting laws in Massachusetts passes House - WWLP

The Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously passed the historic Parentage Act Wednesday, legislature that would clarify who ...

Massachusetts Bill will eliminate “mother” and “father” from ...

House Bill 4750, on its face, purportedly seeks to ensure legal equality for all parents in updating Massachusetts' law by allowing individuals ...

The Parentage Act Passes in the Legislature and is signed by ...

The House & Senate passed An Act to Ensure Legal Parentage Equality, also known as the Parentage Act! Governor Healey formally signed the bill into law on ...

and didn't — pass in marathon final day of legislative session - WBUR

Massachusetts legislators pulled an all-nighter in attempt to reach deals on housing, economic development and other major bills before the ...

Mass. House votes to expand the definition of 'parent' | GBH - WGBH

The bill lays out clear paths to establishing legal parentage for families that have children through assisted reproduction, like surrogacy and in-vitro ...

Massachusetts Legislature Passes Parentage Act - The Reading Post

Bill updates parentage laws to reflect modern-day families. BOSTON – State Representative Richard M. Haggerty (D-Woburn) joined his colleagues ...