Massachusetts Looks to Eviscerate Remaining Personal Health and Family Rights
At a time where much of the country is reflecting/looking to correct the mistakes of the COVID lockdown era, Massachusetts is doubling down on the nanny state. It’s Now or Never to Take a Stand Here
Image: Health Freedom and Family Rights Rally on the Steps of the Massachusetts Statehouse, April 2025
Massachusetts has been in the news quite a bit recently, as the state continues on its path of squelching remaining personal and family rights. There is no shortage of reports to choose from, but one recent one in particular has greatly alarmed independents, conservatives, and traditional liberals across the country.
A family has had their five healthy children taken away from them by the state, led by the Mass Department of Children and Families (DCF) allegedly for refusing to vaccinate their youngest child. The family physician reported them to the state, the family was charged with “familial kidnapping” for leaving the State of Massachusetts, and the parents have been thrown in jail. This story has been chronicled by the Boston Broadside, with, surprise, surprise, little to no coverage in mainstream media outlets.
This story brings together all the worst nightmares of health rights and family rights advocates. It reads like a dystopian novel, which if the elements are true—and it appears the framework presented is accurate—this absolutely is a 1984-style horror story and should cause any person in Massachusetts who believes at all in freedom and liberty to think twice about staying in Massachusetts.
In response, popular populist radio talk show host Jeff Kuhner helped lead a rally on the steps of the Massachusetts Statehouse on April 24.
Still, as frightening as this story is, this news story is within a much broader context of an all-out war being waged by establishment forces to clamp down on a broad variety of traditional rights in Massachusetts, as well as resist any attempts at increased transparency regarding state government actions. Massachusetts by many measures has the least transparent legislature in the entire country. Please see here for Substack post regarding the state transparency interview with State Auditor Diana DiZolgio:
Podcast: The Battle for Transparency and the Soul of Massachusetts with State Auditor Diana DiZoglio
Please click here for full Podcast interview:
Massachusetts lawmakers are proposing a slew of laws that would not only remove religious exemptions to vaccines, but eliminate the need for parental consent for vaccines to minors, as well as other procedures.
For example, According to Health Action Massachusetts: “An Act Enhancing Access to Abortion goes beyond abortion-related care by granting minors the ability to consent to all forms of preventative care, including vaccinations and sterilization, without parental consent or knowledge. It does not include any age delineations or mental capacity guidelines for minors making these decisions.”
Fortunately, resources are available and organizations are leading the charge to fight back and protect our rights both locally as well as increasingly nationally, as alarm bells begin to ring across the country about how deep and far the establishment in Massachusetts, in particular, is going.
If looking to help, here are key Massachusetts resources to get involved and take action:
Health Rights MA: https://healthrightsma.org/
Health Action MA: https://healthactionma.org/
Massachusetts Family Institute: https://mafamily.org/2025/01/15/mfi-files-friend-of-the-court-brief-to-support-religious-liberty-and-parental-rights/
The Popular National Children’s Health Defense organization: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/massachusetts-laws-remove-vaccine-religious-exemptions-parental-consent/