At a press conference held on October 29th at the Massachusetts State House, organizers of the Repeal 188 referendum effort announced an important milestone in their campaign to overturn the state’s new abortion law.

More than 100,000 certified signatures have been gathered, exceedingly twice the number needed to suspend the law and bring the question before Massachusetts voters in November 2028. The number of certified signatures is expected to increase as additional petitions are processed in the coming days.

Holy Rosary Shrine extends its sincere gratitude to everyone in our shrine community who participated in this effort. Your willingness to take a stand for the dignity and sanctity of human life has helped make this significant achievement possible. May we continue to work and pray together for the protection of every human life, especially the most vulnerable among us…the unborn!