In Maine, lawmakers are considering nearly a dozen bills, including Gov. Janet Mills’ proposed expansion to allow abortions after fetal viability if deemed medically necessary.
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Lawmakers begin voting on nearly a dozen abortion bills
The bills tackled Tuesday evening didn’t include Gov. Janet Mills’ proposed expansion, which would allow abortions after fetal viability if deemed necessary from a medical professional.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Legislative process on abortion was a total sham
Political theater like this wastes our time, energy and makes a mockery of democracy.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine law fails patients who need abortions later in pregnancy
As a scientist, I seek irrefutable answers to complex problems. As a physician, I witness a range of human experience that is intensely nuanced and calls for case-by-case judgment.
Posted inNation & World, News
Abortion providers in North Carolina file federal lawsuit challenging state’s new restrictions
North Carolina has been one of the few remaining Southern states with relatively easy access to abortions in the wake of last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to strip away constitutional protections for abortion.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Democrats advance Gov. Mills’ bill to expand abortion access in Maine
The bill was voted out of the Judiciary Committee on Friday but still faces additional votes in the full House and Senate.
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More women sue Texas, asking court to put emergency block on state’s abortion law
More Texas women who were told they could not end pregnancies with fatal fetal anomalies or that endangered their health are challenging the state’s restrictive abortion laws.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after lawmakers override governor’s veto
The votes came as abortion rights in the U.S. faced another tectonic shift with lawmakers in South Carolina and Nebraska also considering new abortion limits.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Vermont governor signs first-in-nation bill shielding access to medication abortion
The Republican governor signed bills into law that explicitly include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of the pill, mifepristone.
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Utah judge delays implementing statewide abortion clinic ban
The state law banning abortion clinics cannot take effect on Wednesday as scheduled amid a lawsuit filed by the state’s largest abortion provider.