All My Rage

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Written by Via Luino
A woman holding a sign saying “Women’s rights are human rights” surrounding a drawing of a fist beneath an arc of flowers, with 3D plastic butterflies attached to the sign.

No Kings 3 in Boston, March 28, 2026. Photo from a Mass 50501 volunteer.

At No Kings III in Boston, a seven-year-old girl wearing monarch butterfly wings wrote a pledge for democracy on our We the Powerful mural. Her protest sign, featuring a brilliantly orange butterfly and the words the only monarch we need, leaned against her leg as she carefully wrote out in blocky, rainbow letters: I promise to always believe women.

We the People of the United States are unequivocally failing that little girl.

We are failing her every day, in every state, across the entire nation, and until there is major change, we will continue to do so. If we persist in carrying on as we have, the outlook is bleak. Over 25 women have credibly and independently accused Donald Trump of sexual assault, yet he continues to rule on high from the White House. The handling of the Epstein files has been badly botched, endangering the survivors instead of granting them justice. Reproductive rights are under constant attack all over the U.S., including continued attempts to block the mailing of abortion medication. Between 2017 and 2024, 147 lawmakers in 44 states were accused of sexual misconduct; few faced any real consequences, while some were even rewarded—including Brett Kavanaugh, who was made a Supreme Court Justice and then played a key role in the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Homicide is the leading cause of death for pregnant people, and in 2024, there was a 15% increase in the risk of being murdered for women and girls of reproductive age in ban states when compared to states without bans. And far from believing women, when a victim reports sexual assault, they can expect to be dehumanized, discredited, and even criminalized for coming forward. Rape culture and victim blaming are a pervasive issue in every state, including Massachusetts.

We are failing that little butterfly girl in New York, where a Cornell student spoke up about the horrific sexual assault she experienced, only to be further abused by a system designed to protect rapists. She now faces malicious threats and attempts to publicize her name and home address. 

We are failing her in Ohio, where Vivek Ramaswamy has decided the best way to become governor is by running a smear campaign that claims his opponent, Amy Acton, lied about childhood sexual abuse, despite court documents proving her experiences. 

We are failing her in Arizona, where a judge is requiring a medical clinic to pay $67,500 to the abusive ex of one of their abortion patients. She only conceived in the first place because her ex lied about having had a vasectomy. 

And we are failing her in Massachusetts, where forced birthers are running for positions of political power up and down the ballot, from governor to house representative.

This November 3rd, it is time we raise our voices and scream in all our rage. It is time to throw out every incumbent and challenger who does not support reproductive freedom. It is time to believe women.

Vote like your future depends on it, because the future of that little butterfly girl—and of the millions of girls like her—does.

Massachusetts Candidates Who Are Known to Be Anti-Reproductive Freedom

This list may be incomplete as a number of candidates have not made their stances on abortion publicly available. Please contact the candidates in your district for more information. A full list of candidates is available here. Mass 50501 is a bipartisan organization that does not endorse any candidates.

Governor

Treasurer

  • Elizabeth Dionne (Belmont) 

    • Additional context: In 2005, Dionne spearheaded a group of Mormons who were opposing abortion. In 2026, she told the Boston Globe her views have changed and she now supports abortion.

House Representative in Congress

  • Micah Jones, 6th District (Essex)

    • Additional context: Jones does not support strengthening Massachusetts’s protections on reproductive freedom. However, he also says he would not repeal the current legislation.

  • Robert Burke, 8th District (Dedham)

  • R. Tyler Macallister, 9th District (Mattapoisett)

    • Additional context: Macallister has not explicitly said he wants to end abortion access, but he has stated he supports the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Councilor

  • Francis Crimmins, Jr., 2nd District (Stoughton)

    • Additional context: Crimmins does not publicly state his stance on abortion but he is endorsed by Mass Citizens for Life, an extremist anti-abortion group. When contacted, his office repeatedly referenced Crimmins’s faith as a Catholic and said “the Vatican is very clear that all Catholics should believe in life.”

Senator in General Court

Representative in General Court

  • David Vieira, 3rd Barnstable District (Falmouth)

  • Steven Xiarhos, 5th Barnstable District (Barnstable)

  • Michael Chaisson, 1st Bristol District (Foxborough)

  • Steven Howitt, 4th Bristol District (Seekonk)

  • Justin Thurber, 5th Bristol District (Somerset)

  • Alan Silvia, 7th Bristol District (Fall River)

    • Additional context: Despite running as a Democrat, Silvia has expressed anti-reproductive rights views, including by calling abortion “murder.”

  • Talos Farris, 7th Bristol District (Fall River)

    • Additional context: Farris is Silvia’s challenger. Like Silvia, he opposes H.5595, the recently-passed legislation that expanded abortion access.

  • Jesse St. Gelais, 8th Bristol District (Acushnet)

  • Chester Tam, 9th Bristol District (Dartmouth)

  • Norman Orrall, 12th Bristol District (Lakeville)

  • Donald Wong, 9th Essex District (Saugus)

  • Nicholas Boldyga, 3rd Hampden District (Southwick)

  • Kelly Pease, 4th Hampden District (Westfield)

  • Karla Miller, 16th Middlesex District (Lowell)

    • Additional context: Miller does not publicly state her stance on abortion but she is endorsed by Mass Citizens for Life. When contacted for additional information, her office did not reply.

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