The new national coalition of governors represents 170 million people. Good, and good on Gov. Mills for including Mainers in that number.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Gov. Mills joins coalition of governors supporting abortion rights
Gov. Janet Mills is one of 20 Democratic governors to join the Reproductive Freedom Alliance.
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Posted inLocal & State
Maine AG signs letter urging judge to reject lawsuit that would outlaw abortion drug
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey joined 21 other attorneys general in signing a brief that says withdrawing FDA approval for the drug would drastically reduce access to safe abortion care.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News, Politics
Abortion pill could be pulled off market by Texas lawsuit
The FDA approved mifepristone – in combination with a second drug – in 2000 as a safe and effective method for ending a pregnancy.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
A Texas court case could change Maine’s abortion landscape
A judge known for his anti-abortion views soon could outlaw the most common method of ending an unwanted pregnancy in the state.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts abortion hotline now offering free legal advice
The service comes as other states pass more restrictive abortion laws in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: We have to acknowledge hard truths about pregnancy
Supporting a ban on abortion at an arbitrary gestational age means forcing women to give birth to babies they will have to watch die.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Democrats’ plan to expand abortion rights is not ‘extreme’
Under no circumstances should cost or geography determine the rights of pregnant Mainers.
Posted inNation & World, News
Women’s marches to draw thousands on 50th anniversary of Roe
Organizers said they are now focusing on states after the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe in June unleashed a flurry of abortion restrictions and near-total bans in more than a dozen states.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Religion and Values
Bishop Deeley calls proposal to allow abortions late in pregnancy ‘beyond troubling’
While the leader of Maine’s Catholics is vocal in his opposition to Gov. Mills’ bill, other religious leaders are divided.