The Senate has acted on Senate 2246, which is intended to respond to the Supreme Judicial Court’s decision in the Diatchenko case.
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The Supreme Court’s Buffer Zone Ruling
Victoria Wu asks about specific commitments from Will, on issues of women’s privacy seeking health care, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decisions on abortion and contraception.
Women Lead in Child Sexual Abuse Statute Of Limitations Reform
Will writes: Last Thursday, something historic happened: The Governor signed into law a bill giving survivors of sexual child abuse much more time to bring law suits against their abusers. I hope that the message of support we sent last week will help adult survivors of child abuse, both men and women, to shed remaining pain, shame and confusion about searing events in the distant past that were beyond their adult control. I also hope that the extended statute of limitations will help to protect children in the future from abuse.
Reporting of babies exposed to controlled substances
The lead article in the June 19th Boston Globe highlights that “drug-addicted babies in Mass. are triple the national rate,” and details the need for adequate reporting of drug-exposed newborns to inform health care policy, as well as prevention and treatment programs. This is an issue that Senator Brownsberger is acting on. On May 13th …
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Senate Passes Bill to Extend Statute of Limitations for Child Sexual Abuse
The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to extend the statute of limitations in civil child sex abuse cases. announced.
“The changes in this bill are essential for protecting the victims of sexual abuse and holding the perpetrators accountable for their actions,” Senate President Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) said. “Often, it takes time for victims to truly come to terms with their abuse, especially if the incident happened when they were children, and we should extend the window of opportunity that allows them to call for justice.”
FCC/State rules about telemarketing calls
Our office has had some questions from residents who have been annoyed by the volume of calls they receive from autodialers. The FCC has specific rules for automatic telephone dialing systems. These rules apply whether or not you have registered your home phone number(s) on the national Do-Not-Call list. The links below were provided by …
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