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August 12, 2026
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Earlier this week, the governor of Massachusetts signed a law removing numerous restrictions on late-term abortions in the state. Massachusetts joins nine other states and the District of Columbia in not having any abortion restrictions related solely to the stage of a pregnancy, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
In our 2023-24 Religious Landscape study, adults in Massachusetts were among the most likely in the country to support legalized abortion: 78% said abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 19% said it should be illegal in all or most cases.
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| # | Наименование новости | Тональность | Информативность | Дата публикации |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREAKING: Leo XIV met with pro-abortion Patti Smith for 40 minutes, not a minute for SSPX | 0 | 9.4 | 31-07-2026 |
| 2 | We Are Nun Too Lost | 0 | 8.79 | 10-08-2026 |
| 3 | Риск не попасть на небеса. Почему церковь хочет лишить Джо Байдена "вечной жизни" | 0 | 0 | 24-06-2021 |
| 4 | The US in Brief: The Sharpie cap stays on | 0 | 5 | 25-06-2026 |
| 5 | Feminist ‘theologians’ target Church tradition on St. Maria Goretti as ‘martyr of purity’ | -5 | 6 | 09-07-2026 |
| 6 | Пустынная площадь Святого Петра и чинность: как Владимир Путин побывал в Ватикане | 0 | 0 | 05-07-2019 |
| 7 | Border Report Live: Soldier's death helped spark a civil rights movement for Mexican-Americans | 0 | 5 | 14-07-2026 |
| 8 | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | 0 | 6.83 | 17-06-2026 |
| 9 | Послабления в нескольких странах Европы. Главное о коронавирусе за 31 мая | 0 | 0 | 31-05-2021 |
| 10 | Cardinal Burke: Catholics must ‘fight’ for Latin Mass ‘even at the cost of suffering’ | 0 | 9.31 | 14-08-2026 |