Massachusetts does not pass the Out-of-Hospital Birth Access & Safety Act in 2019-2020 session

Although the Out-of-Hospital Birth Access and Safety Act was passed unanimously by the Massachusetts Senate on July 30, 2020, the Massachusetts House did not take up the bill in the extended legislative session that ended early in the morning on January 6, 2021. The bill’s sponsors, Senator Becca Rausch and Representative Kay Khan will refile the legislation in 2021.