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Massachusetts marks parental equality with enactment of Parentage Act
Summary
Officials, advocates and family members gathered at a ceremonial event where speakers celebrated enactment of the Massachusetts Parentage Act, a measure supporters say extends legal parentage protections for families who use reproductive technologies and nontraditional family arrangements.
Supporters and families celebrated a ceremonial enactment of the Massachusetts Parentage Act at a public event where advocates, lawmakers and family members described the law as closing longstanding gaps in parentage protections.
Speakers said the law will protect children and families who rely on assisted reproduction or nontraditional parenting arrangements. Polly Crozier of GLAAD said the change gives families "equal protection under the law," adding, "Now all children and families have equality in parentage." The event featured personal testimony from people who said they had previously faced legal and financial hardship under older statutes.
The law’s backers said…
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