A communication from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (see Section 43 of Chapter 127 of the Acts of 2022) submitting the Department of Public Health Abortion Desert and Maternity Care Desert report

HD 5457 is a procedural bill submitting a report from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services about abortion and maternity care access gaps. It directs the Department of Public Health to provide data on communities lacking nearby abortion or maternity care facilities, particularly affecting reproductive-aged individuals in underserved areas. The bill itself does not change policy; it merely requires the submission of this existing report to the legislature. No voting or legislative action is needed for this routine filing.