by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau ChiefBOSTON (Worthy News) – Massachusetts Gov. Previous Restrictions RemovedUnder the previous Massachusetts law, abortions at or beyond 24 weeks could be performed only when a physician determined they were necessary to preserve the mother’s life or physical or mental health, or in cases involving a lethal or grave fetal diagnosis. The new law removes those specific statutory categories and allows physicians to make decisions regarding abortions later in pregnancy according to their professional medical judgment. Pro-Life Groups Warn of Abortions Through Nine MonthsPro-life advocates sharply condemned the change, noting that the law no longer establishes an objective gestational limit after 24 weeks. As states increasingly chart dramatically different courses on abortion, the divide over when and how unborn life should be protected continues to deepen across America.