Bill O’Reilly Calls for Federal Prison for Mass. Governor Over Abortion Bill

Political commentator Bill O'Reilly said Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey should go to jail for signing a "barbaric" abortion bill into law.

O'Reilly, never shy about getting his point across, said during a recent edition of his No Spin News podcast, "I'd love to see her in handcuffs. I'd love to see her in prison. Federal prison, okay?"

"No matter what you feel about abortion, this is barbaric," he said.

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On August 10, 2026, Healey signed the "Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act," which removes the previous legal framework that generally prohibited abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy, giving full discretion over to the medical judgment of the physician.

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Healey told me during a recent visit to New Bedford that "what the bill does is make sure that women don't have to travel out of state for needed medical care."

"I'm glad that by signing this bill, couples won't have to travel outside of state and spend thousands of dollars to get the healthcare that they and their doctor think they need," Healey said.

O'Reilly argues the law makes murder legal.

"You can't argue that, uh, viability after this many weeks, she can't argue that," O'Reilly said, noting that at that stage "it is a human being" but "you can kill it in Massachusetts."

"It's stunning," O'Reilly said. "Shocking."

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After signing the bill into law to the applause of supporters, Healey said, "I promise that no matter what Donald Trump or Republicans in Congress or the Supreme Court does, we're gonna continue to make sure that women and families have access to the healthcare that they need right here in Massachusetts."

O'Reilly said Healey has "gotta be an atheist."

"You have no right to make life and death decisions like this," he said.

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"If you believe in any kind of God, any kind of creator, you have no right to do this. So she's got to be an atheist," O'Reilly said. "And then she is putting the so-called rights of women above the life of a baby, which is established."

"Healey has no regrets or compunctions about this. Does not care," he said. "She better hope there is no afterlife."

"I'll tell you what, you go up there, it's in the New Testament, you harm a child, it's over for you. It's over for you," O'Reilly said. "I'd love to see the Supreme Court get involved in this."

The O'Reilly Update is heard weekdays at 12 p.m. on WBSM.