abortion
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Federal judge voids Trump’s ‘conscience rule’ for health providers
The rule would have reinforced at least 2 dozen laws that allow providers to opt out of procedures such as abortions or gender-change procedures they object to on personal or religious grounds.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2019
Abortion, immigrants, LGBT rights top Supreme Court’s new term
The court also could be front and center in the presidential campaign itself, especially with health concerns surrounding 86-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2019
Commentary: The devil’s in the details when our differences define us
Community calls for compromise and trust, not kneejerk rejection of anyone whose worldview is slightly out of kilter with our own.
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedSeptember 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.
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PublishedSeptember 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.
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PublishedSeptember 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.
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PublishedSeptember 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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PublishedAugust 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.
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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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