PORTLAND — About 120 Mainers protested the Affordable Care Act and federally mandated birth control coverage during a religious rally staged at noon Friday in front of the federal courthouse on Federal Street.
Kelley Bouchard
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Kelley writes about some of the most critical aspects of Maine’s economy and future growth, including transportation, immigration, retail and small business, commercial development and tourism, with emphasis on consumer issues, sustainability and minority ownership. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, education, history, human rights, health and elder care, the environment and the housing crisis. A Maine native and University of Maine graduate, she was a college intern for two summers at the former Lewiston Evening Journal. She previously worked at the Ipswich Chronicle, Beverly Times and Salem Evening News in Massachusetts. Favorite pastimes include gardening, cooking for family and friends, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
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Portland protesters decry birth control mandate
PORTLAND — About 120 Mainers protested the Affordable Care Act and federally mandated birth control coverage during a religious rally staged at noon Friday in front of the federal courthouse on Federal Street.
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A rally cry for religion
United in their opposition to mandated birth-control coverage, demonstrators in Portland add voices to a national protest.
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