HYANNIS — A Hyannis clinic and its affiliates are the beneficiaries of a $700,000 state grant that will enable the organization to begin offering abortion pills by July. Health Imperatives, […]
abortion
HEALTH CARE
Abortion Rights Bill Lacks Cape Cod Access Expansion
The bill protects reproductive health providers from prosecution by other states
Although women’s rights advocates are cheering the passage of a reproductive rights act, the new state law doesn’t do anything to improve the situation on Cape Cod, which has been […]
ACTIVISM
A Statewide Trek to Protest Dobbs Ruling
Andrew Fitch walked 325 miles in 24 days, ending in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — Andrew Fitch of North Adams was troubled on June 24 when he heard that the Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed abortion rights across the […]
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Abortion Access Is Unclear on Cape Cod
Nearest clinic with comprehensive care is 110 miles away
HYANNIS — Relying on a June 28 statement from Cape Cod Healthcare (CCHC), the Independent reported two weeks ago that abortion services are not available anywhere on Cape Cod. That, […]
ABORTION RIGHTS
On the Front Lines in Waco, Texas
Truro’s Dr. Nicola Moore has served women’s needs across the nation
TRURO — Every two weeks for the last five years, Dr. Nicola Moore has made the 1,800-mile trip from Massachusetts to the Planned Parenthood clinic in Waco, Texas, where she […]
WOMEN'S HEALTH
Abortion Services Still Missing on Cape Cod
The nearest clinic is more than 90 miles away
WELLFLEET — Ever since the Women’s Health Center in Hyannis closed in 2008, abortion services have not been available anywhere on Cape Cod. The nearest abortion clinics are more than […]
HEALTH
Threat to Roe v. Wade Spurs Outer Cape Women to Action
Lacking local access, but standing up for rights at state level
Laurie Veninger of Truro is organizing Cape Cod women to lobby lawmakers on Beacon Hill on Thursday, Nov. 14 in support of a bill aimed at protecting and expanding abortion […]
