It says its new regulation barring taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from making abortion referrals will take effect immediately.
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Opponents of a dozen new laws aim to erase them with ‘people’s veto’ campaigns
With a short time to collect 63,067 signatures, special interest groups and individuals file more than a dozen requests to challenge newly signed laws.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
Judge’s decision allowing abortion gag rule in Maine is put on hold within hours
U.S. District Judge Lance Walker said the Trump administration’s rule could take effect in Maine, but that was halted by an appeals court hours later.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
‘People’s veto’ campaigns target new Maine abortion and vaccination laws
The groups behind the campaigns want voters to decide on laws that require insurers to cover abortion and that eliminate broad exemptions for childhood vaccinations.
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Endorsements of Sara Gideon highlight issue of reproductive rights in 2020
NARAL Pro Choice America and Emily’s List both offer early endorsements of Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon in her bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins in 2020.
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Marc A. Thiessen: Among Democrats, Biden’s problem is that he doesn’t hate Republicans
Watch his rivals pounce as he defends not segregation, but civility and compromise.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Appeals court allows Trump abortion rules to take effect, for now
The restrictions ban taxpayer-funded clinics from making abortion referrals or sharing office space with abortion providers.
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Kathleen Parker: If Alabama is trying to become the worst state for women, its strategy is strong
Imagine having to interact with one’s rapist through a shared-parenting arrangement.
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Kathleen Parker: We should be talking about ways to end abortion
It’s time to dedicate more effort to tackling unplanned pregnancy.