The only way to really reduce abortions is birth control and sexual education.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Voices: Court erases last vestige of anti-Catholic law
The bigoted, anti-immigrant policies of Maine’s James G. Blaine was behind Maine’s ban on public funding for religious schools.
Insight: The dangerous pull of conspiracy theories
In a world plagued with doubt, it’s a relief to feel that you know what’s really going on.
Maine Voices: Supreme Court decision based on sadly outdated ideology
The shock of the Dobbs decision should mobilize people to fight for the whole range of human rights now under threat.
Maine Voices: Court puts abortion in the political arena, where it belongs
In a democracy, elected officials, not judges, should pass laws that resolve complex moral, spiritual and cultural disputes.
Douglas Rooks: One way or another, Supreme Court must change direction
Five justices are changing the country against the wishes of a majority of the people.
Commentary: The fight against excessive surveillance continues in Maine and across the country
An effort to close Maine’s ‘fusion center’ stalled in the Legislature, but efforts to limit police use of spy technology have not gone away.
Maine Voices: Welcoming new Mainers will address our labor shortage
Stalled U.S. immigration policy is limiting Maine businesses’ ability hire the workers they need to grow.
Maine Voices: Chilling historical echoes in Supreme Court’s anti-privacy agenda
The erosion of civil liberties, tolerated by the most of the public, was how the Nazi regime took control in Germany.