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Published
October 4, 2019

Maine Voices: Collins’ vote to confirm Kavanaugh represented best hope to preserve Roe

With the GOP poised to increase its Senate majority around the time of the vote, Kavanaugh's rejection would have paved the way for a nominee more hostile to the right to choose.
Published
September 22, 2019

Our View: Abortion funding and assisted-dying laws can now go into effect

Maine government will no longer discriminate against poor women who need abortions, or prevent the terminally ill from deciding when they have suffered enough.
Published
September 17, 2019

Maine Voices: We can’t afford to take abortion rights for granted

A wave of state bans demonstrates the increasing hostility to reproductive choice and women's autonomy.
Published
September 13, 2019

As deadline passes, it’s unclear which ‘people’s veto’ efforts will clear first hurdle

Groups had until Friday evening to turn in petition signatures to town clerks, the first critical step in qualifying to put a ‘people's veto’ question on the ballot next year.
Published
September 11, 2019

Maine Family Planning clinic seeks state funding in response to Trump’s abortion ‘gag rule’

Maine Family Planning lost $2 million in federal funding when it opted out of the Title X program over a ban on abortion referrals and a requirement to separate reproductive health and abortion services.

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Published
August 30, 2019

Our View: Don’t sign ‘people’s veto’ just to put it on the ballot

A referendum to repeal a law should occur only if enough people actually disagree with the statute.
Published
August 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.
Published
August 25, 2019

Another View: Mainers have no obligation to sign people’s veto petitions

No one should support a position with which they disagree just to send the question to the voters.
Published
August 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.
Published
August 18, 2019

Jim Fossel: People’s veto a check on power

The direct voice of the Maine voter should be heard on the most controversial laws.