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UPDATED TIMES: Protest Planned Parenthood This Saturday

by MFI News

*UPDATE: Corrected Springfield and Fitchburg times below. Join the many pro-life voices this Saturday, August 22 in the nationwide protest against Planned Parenthood and its disregard for our unborn. In Massachusetts, protests will be held in Boston, Worcester, Fitchburg and Springfield. Find the location closest to you, and speak out against the local genocide. Boston: When: 10 a.m. – 12 […]

Bathroom Bill Hearing October 6: Save the Date, Sign and Share the Petition

by MFI News

The Transgender Bathroom Bill is back!  As recently reported by WGBH, the Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing for the Bathroom Bill this fall, on Tuesday, October 6 at the State House. Make no mistake: this is the number one priority of the left.  They are pushing hard to pass the bill this fall, and to […]

MFI’s Lena Wakim: Grieving the Abortion Genocide

by MFI News

In the middle of a beautiful summer, the last thing I wanted to see was that first video released by the Center for Medical Progress. I didn’t know how to process it. I felt sick. “Is this real?” “How can this even be happening?” “How is no one stopping this?” “Maybe this is edited…?” I couldn’t believe […]

Dr. Paul Church Defends his Religious Freedom Rights

by MFI News

After speaking out about the medical health risks of homosexuality and voicing his religious and moral beliefs, Dr. Paul Church’s job at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) was threatened—but family values supporters like you spoke up with MFI to send a petition to BIDMC on his behalf. Last week nearly 900 of you responded […]

BREAKING: NewBostonPost

by MFI News

There is a new media outlet in Boston, which shares the values of Massachusetts Family Institute. It is called the NewBostonPost. It is a conservative-leaning, internet news website which covers local, national and international news. Its founders – one of whom is a long-standing MFI Board Member – have designed this internet news website to be an instrument […]

Religious Freedom in Lawrence

by MFI News

This past Friday, MFI’s allies at Liberty Counsel won a victory in Massachusetts for religious freedom.  President Anita Staver had sought to hold a lecture on American history from a religious viewpoint in a meeting room of the Lawrence Public Library.  Her application was rejected due to its religious nature.  While the Library’s stated mission encourages […]

Jonathan in the lions’ den…

by MFI News

We got the call yesterday afternoon.  WGBH TV wanted us to join a panel discussion on the Planned Parenthood videos… in one hour.  I was meeting with a pastor up on the North Shore, so there was no way I could get to the studio in time for the taping.  Fortunately, our new Legislative Counsel, Jonathan Alexandre, was […]

BREAKING: Fifth Planned Parenthood video released this morning

by MFI News

BREAKING: FIFTH PLANNED PARENTHOOD VIDEO RELEASED HOURS AGO Two months ago, my wife and I went to the hospital for her 18-week ultrasound.  We brought our three children with us, so they could catch their first glimpse of what we learned was their baby sister.  At this stage of development, she was clearly recognizable, even […]

Oppose the 2015 Sexual Orientation Counseling Ban

by MFI News

Dear Friend of the Family, You need to know about a new bill being discussed at the State House this week.  HB97, sponsored by Representative Kay Khan, would restrict the rights of minors with unwanted same-sex attractions to seek out their treatment of choice and not be labeled as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ).  This […]