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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
Doctors ask Supreme Court to strike down Trump abortion ‘gag rule’ for clinics
The American Medical Association's move will raise the profile of a rule that prohibits clinics from referring pregnant women for abortions and imposes other restrictions.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
Our View: State should not retreat on Maine women’s health
The federal "gag rule" will deny birth control to low-income Maine residents if the Legislature doesn't act.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2020
Maine Compass: Planned Parenthood overlooks Sen. Collins’ entire record on health care
Their focus on abortion ignores all that Collins has done to help all Mainers gain access to care.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
Planned Parenthood endorses Gideon over Sen. Collins for Senate
Planned Parenthood says Collins ‘turned her back’ on women, citing her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2019
Federal judge blocks Missouri’s 8-week abortion ban
A U.S. district judge put a pause on the law as a legal challenge against it plays out in court, which could take months.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2019
In Maine and nation, swift fallout from quitting federal family planning program
Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning are having to tap reserves, intensify fundraising efforts.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2019
Abortion foe broke law in 2015 Planned Parenthood protest, Maine jury says
Brian Ingalls of Lisbon yelled loudly enough outside the Portland clinic that patients and workers inside were disrupted.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2019
Planned Parenthood will forgo federal funds in Maine, U.S., over abortion ‘gag rule’
The reproductive health care provider will lose $400,000 a year for services in Maine rather than submit to a Trump administration rule that bars it from making abortion referrals.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2019
Trump administration to begin enforcing abortion restrictions
It says its new regulation barring taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from making abortion referrals will take effect immediately.
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PublishedJune 9, 2019
The Maine Millennial: Don’t believe what you hear about Planned Parenthood
The organization's clinics are the place to go for access to a wide range of reproductive health services.
