The FDA approved mifepristone – in combination with a second drug – in 2000 as a safe and effective method for ending a pregnancy.
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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.
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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 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 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 inMaine
On 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Portland rally shines light on abortion rights
Abortion rights proponents speak out against bans being considered in other states after the recently overturned Supreme Court precedent.
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 inNews
With Roe dead, a very different March for Life returns to Washington
As they stream to the National Mall on Friday, abortion opponents and their movement are stepping into a new, uncertain era.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Judith Selzer: Death of Roe v. Wade sparked generation of abortion rights advocates
This Jan. 22, we should be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Instead, our country is confronting a stark reality in which younger generations have fewer rights than the last and one in three Americans no longer have the right to safe, legal abortion in their home state. Anti-abortion forces want us to […]
Posted inMaine, 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.