Massachusetts will gain a new layer of defense against out-of-state intrusion into reproductive and transgender care under legislation that Gov. Maura Healey plans to sign into law Thursday.

At a time of enhanced federal scrutiny and legal threats largely led by Republicans in other states, lawmakers last week moved to update a 2022 state law intended to protect providers and patients of reproductive care, including abortions, and transgender care. Supporters have warned that the additional steps are needed to plug gaps in existing law in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

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The measure Healey will sign would limit the release of sensitive data, allow prescription labels to display a p

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