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WAM Theatre and Berkshire Theatre Group are presenting the regional premier of Heidi Schreck’s “What the Constitution Means to Me” at the Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts May 18 through June 3. Directed by WAM Co-Founding Artistic Director Kristen van Ginhoven, “What the Constitution Means to Me” stars two-time Tony Award Nominee Kate Baldwin.

A ruling from a federal judge in Texas blocking the use of an abortion pill has abortion advocates up in arms and abortion opponents praising the decision.

Representatives from Planned Parenthood of Northern New England offices in Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire are reacting to a Texas judge’s ruling that could curtail the use of an abortion pill.

The Vermont Senate gave final approval Friday to a measure generally referred to as the “shield bill.”

This June, the Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade, ending 50 years of constitutional protections for abortion in the United States. Directed by Cynthia Lowen, “Battleground” shows how anti-abortion activists worked to get Roe overturned and how pro-choice activists work to maintain safe and legal access to abortion services.

New York Congressman and Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin says, even though he is opposed to abortion rights, he would not make big changes in the state’s abortion laws. But his opponent, Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul, isn’t buying it.

Democratic Massachusetts U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren was in North Adams, Massachusetts Friday afternoon. She spoke with reporters about the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program and securing abortion access through federal legislation.

An interview with Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington.

Planned Parenthood of the North Country held a Rally for Roe in Plattsburgh’s Trinity Park Monday evening.

The right to an abortion is legal under Vermont law and will remain available to women in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade. But the high court’s move is still raising concerns among reproductive rights advocates in the state.