2025S 2543 (Description 1)

Expanding Abortion Access Under the Guise of Health Care Protections

2025 - Massachusetts House of Representatives

Conservatives Oppose

Description

This bill seeks to broaden access to abortion services and impose additional mandates on health care providers in the Commonwealth. CPAC believes that abortion is always a human tragedy. CPAC opposed this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-07-31 by a vote of 37-3. The House passed this bill on 2025-07-31 by a vote of 132-24. This bill later became law. Due to S 2543's importance and scope, CPAC doubled this measure's weighting in the calculation of the 2025 Massachusetts State Ratings. See "S 2543 (Description 2)" for more information about how this bill impacts the state.

132

Voted Yes

Voted No

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 160

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
James Arciero MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
James Arena-DeRosa MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Jennifer Balinsky Armini MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Shirley Arriaga MA	Democrat	11%	Leftist
Brian Ashe MA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Bruce Ayers MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Michelle Badger MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Christine Barber MA	Democrat	1%	Did Not Vote
John Barrett MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Donald Berthiaume, Jr. MA	Republican	18%	Conservative
David Biele MA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Natalie Blais MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Nicholas Boldyga MA	Republican	18%	Conservative
Hannah Bowen MA	Democrat	—	Leftist
Antonio Cabral MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Daniel Cahill MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Simon Cataldo MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Michael Chaisson MA	Republican	60%	Conservative
Tackey Chan MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Michelle Ciccolo MA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Mike Connolly MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Rob Consalvo MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Manny Cruz MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Mark Cusack MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Leigh Davis MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Michael Day MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Marjorie Decker MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
David DeCoste MA	Republican	18%	Conservative
Kip Diggs MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Mindy Domb MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Kate Donaghue MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Daniel Donahue MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Paul Donato MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Michelle DuBois MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Patricia Duffy MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Rodney M. Elliott MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Tricia Farley-Bouvier MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Kimberly Ferguson MA	Republican	12%	Did Not Vote
Ann-Margaret Ferrante MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Lisa Field MA	Democrat	—	Leftist
Michael Finn MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Carole Fiola MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Christopher Richard Flanagan MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Brandy Oakley MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Paul Frost MA	Republican	13%	Conservative
Dennis Gallagher MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
William Galvin MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Sean Garballey MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Judith A. Garcia MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Colleen Garry MA	Democrat	10%	Conservative
John Gaskey MA	Republican	89%	Conservative
Carmine Gentile MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Jessica Giannino MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Homar Gomez MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Carlos Gonzalez MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Kenneth Gordon MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Danielle Gregoire MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Richard Haggerty MA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Ryan M. Hamilton MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
James Hawkins MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Christopher Hendricks MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Natalie Higgins MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Kate Hogan MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Russell Holmes MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Kevin Honan MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Tara Hong MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Vanna Howard MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Steven Howitt MA	Republican	13%	Conservative
Daniel Hunt MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Bradley Jones, Jr. MA	Republican	12%	Leftist
Hannah Kane MA	Republican	13%	Leftist
Kristin E. Kassner MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Patrick Kearney MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Mary Keefe MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Sally Kerans MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Meghan Kilcoyne MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Michael Kushmerek MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Kathleen LaNatra MA	Democrat	4%	Leftist
John Lawn, Jr. MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
David LeBoeuf MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Susannah Whipps Lee MA	Independent	5%	Leftist
Jack Lewis MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
David Paul Linsky MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Kate Lipper-Garabedian MA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Jay Livingstone MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Marc Lombardo MA	Republican	18%	Conservative
Hadley Luddy MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
William MacGregor MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Adrian Madaro MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
John Mahoney MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Ronald Mariano MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Christopher Markey MA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
John Marsi MA	Republican	42%	Conservative
Joseph McGonagle, Jr. MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Joseph McKenna MA	Republican	18%	Conservative
Paul McMurtry MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Rita A. Mendes MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Joan Meschino MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Aaron Michlewitz MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Thomas Moakley MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Samantha Montano MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Michael Moran MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Frank Moran MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
John Moran MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
David Muradian, Jr. MA	Republican	15%	Conservative
James Murphy MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Brian Murray MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Tram Nguyen MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
James O'Day MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Norman Orrall MA	Republican	19%	Conservative
Steven Ouellette MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Steven Owens MA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Francisco E. Paulino MA	Democrat	11%	Conservative
Kelly Pease MA	Republican	37%	Conservative
Alice Hanlon Peisch MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Edward Philips MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Bridget Plouffe MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Angelo Puppolo Jr. MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Orlando Ramos MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Adrianne Pusateri Ramos MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Sean Reid MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Estela A. Reyes MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
David Robertson MA	Democrat	11%	Leftist
John Rogers MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
David Rogers MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Jeffrey Roy MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Daniel Ryan MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Lindsay Sabadosa MA	Democrat	2%	Did Not Vote
Amy Sangiolo MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Aaron L. Saunders MA	Democrat	11%	Leftist
Adam Scanlon MA	Democrat	4%	Leftist
Margaret R. Scarsdale MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Greg Schwartz MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Danillo Sena MA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Dawne Shand MA	Democrat	6%	Leftist
Alan Silvia MA	Democrat	5%	Conservative
Todd Smola MA	Republican	14%	Conservative
Michael Soter MA	Republican	26%	Conservative
Priscila S. Sousa MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Thomas Stanley MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Alyson Sullivan MA	Republican	88%	Conservative
Kenneth Sweezey MA	Republican	90%	Conservative
Mark Sylvia MA	Democrat	0%	Did Not Vote
Joshua Tarsky MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Justin Thurber MA	Republican	80%	Conservative
Jeffrey Turco MA	Democrat	14%	Conservative
Chynah Tyler MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Steven Ultrino MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Erika Uyterhoeven MA	Democrat	1%	Leftist
Andres Vargas MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Marcus S. Vaughn MA	Republican	70%	Conservative
David Vieira MA	Republican	11%	Leftist
Tommy Vitolo MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Thomas Walsh MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Richard Wells MA	Democrat	0%	Leftist
Bud Williams MA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Donald Wong MA	Republican	11%	Leftist
Christopher J. Worrell MA	Democrat	5%	Leftist
Steven Xiarhos MA	Republican	40%	Conservative
Jonathan Zlotnik MA	Democrat	4%	Leftist