Amendment ID: S2996-10

Amendment 10

Travel and lodging to access abortion care

Mr. Hinds, Ms. Rausch, Ms. Gobi and Mr. Eldridge move that the proposed new text be amended in section 15, by adding the following words:-

“The division shall provide reasonable travel and lodging expense reimbursement through state funds to any Massachusetts resident patient seeking an abortion, who resides in any Massachusetts county with no facilities that provide medical abortions to its patients or resides more than 25 miles from any facility that provides medical abortions to its patients .