Staff Members Maureen Vacca and Andrew Beckwith were among the first to testify at the State House this morning on the proposed ‘medical marijuana’ bill, HB 3885. Andrew pointed out that the draft legislation allows for marijuana to be prescribed for any ailment imaginable and that it would be sold by untrained ‘dispensary agents’, not […]
TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION TO HB1540 AN ACT TO PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS Joint Committee on Public Health May 10, 2010 Massachusetts Family Institute is a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to strengthening the family and the traditional Judeo-Christian values upon which the family is based. We oppose HB 1540 because it would establish community based health […]
TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION TO HB629 AN ACT RELATIVE TO CONSENT AND COUNSELING Joint Committee on Public health May 10, 2010 Massachusetts Family Institute (MFI) is a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to strengthening the family and the traditional Judeo-Christian values upon which the family is based. We oppose HB 629 because it would lower the […]
TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF HB611 AN ACT RELATIVE TO REPROGRAMMED HUMAN SKIN CELLS FOR EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH Joint Committee on Public health May 10, 2010 Massachusetts Family Institute (MFI) is a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to strengthening the family and the traditional Judeo-Christian values upon which the family is based. We support HB […]
Testimony in Opposition to SB 12, A Proposal for a Legislative Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth relative to the subject matter of initiative petition Joint Committee on the Judiciary April 14, 2011 As a public policy organization, Massachusetts Family Institute strongly opposes Senate Bill 12 to amend Article 48 to not allow any […]
TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION TO HB 1830 TO AMEND ARTICLE 48, THE PEOPLE’S CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE PETITION AND REFERENDUM PROCESS Joint Committee on Election Laws March 23, 2011 HB 1830 would more than double the required number of signatures for an initiative petition to amend the Constitution as well as those required for a referendum to repeal […]