Massachusetts has eliminated the gestational cutoff in its abortion law, replacing a 24 week framework with a standard that leaves later pregnancy decisions to a physician's professional judgment. The law also changes the state's medical review requirements, prohibiting a review process from overriding that judgment, according to Boston.com. Massachusetts Department of Public Health data recorded 99 abortions at 24 weeks or later in 2024, up from 84 the prior year. Few facilities nationally provide abortion care after 24 weeks, which means removing a statutory limit does not by itself create local availability. State abortion law now varies widely, and information that is accurate in one state can be wrong in a neighboring one.