# Healey and Minogue debate public safety, abortion, and energy

> Governor Healey and Minogue clash over abortion, public safety, and energy in final gubernatorial debate.
- Title: Healey and Minogue debate public safety, abortion, and energy
- Summary: Governor Healey and Minogue clash over abortion, public safety, and energy in final gubernatorial debate. Healey and Minogue sparred over public safety…
- Keywords: maura healey, michael minogue, massachusetts, governor, public safety, abortion, energy, gubernatorial debate, news, local, Healey, Minogue
- Source: The Boston Globe — https://bostonglobe.com/2026/10/15/metro/healey-minogue-second-debate-governors-race
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: maura healey, michael minogue, massachusetts, governor, public safety, abortion, energy, gubernatorial debate, news, local
## Public safety takes focus
Healey and Minogue sparred over public safety, abortion, and energy in their final gubernatorial debate.

> If someone’s arrested, they’re automatically fired in the real world, and they didn’t do anything to change it.
## LaMar D. Cook arrest
Minogue criticized Healey for not firing LaMar D. Cook, a former Healey aide arrested on drug trafficking and gun charges.

> We have no investigation.
## Healey’s response
Healey fired Cook before arraignment and clawed back tens of thousands of dollars in unused vacation time.

> No.
## Abortion debate
Healey and Minogue clashed over abortion access, with Healey supporting expanded reproductive healthcare and Minogue pro-life.

> I will obey the law. I will follow the law.
## Energy policy clash
Healey supports clean energy but not gas pipelines, while Minogue pushes for natural gas pipelines to lower energy costs.

> I support clean energy, but it doesn’t mean that we stop what we’re doing with gas.
## Trump and immigration
Healey stood up to ICE and Trump on immigration, signing the PROTECT Act to ban warrantless civil immigration arrests.

> ICE is a public safety threat right now.
## Minogue’s energy stance
Minogue called Healey’s energy policies a 'climate tax' and wants to lower energy costs with natural gas pipelines.

> It’s legal, and you don’t need to buy it.
## Abortion medication stockpile
Healey stockpiled mifepristone doses three years ago before a Supreme Court ruling preserved access to the medication.

> You scared a lot of people.
## Key takeaway

Healey and Minogue sparred over public safety, abortion, and energy in their final gubernatorial debate.