Massachusetts

“Baker stated he could not approve the bill because of two main reasons: first, minors should not be allowed access to abortion without parental consent; and second, abortions at 24 weeks should be restricted only to cases where the fetus would not survive to term.” - Jurist

“Currently, in Massachusetts, abortion is legal until the age of fetal viability…. This new legislation, known as the “Roe Act,” would extend abortion access past 24 weeks gestation. The bill defines “health” very broadly” - Faithwire

After the Puritans in England overthrew King Charles I in 1647, among their first items of business after chopping off the monarch’s head was to ban Christmas. Parliament decreed that December 25 should instead be a day of “fasting and humiliation” for Englishmen to account for their sins.

Even a church could be seen as a place of public accommodation if it holds a secular event, such as a spaghetti supper, that is open to the general public.

Swansea’s First Baptist Church has endured for 350 years