The legislation, which Maine’s Democratic governor had introduced, will allow physician assistants and nurse practitioners to perform abortions or prescribe pregnancy-ending drugs.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Top Democrats press to retain longtime abortion funding ban
They are intent on preserving the so-called Hyde Amendment, arguing that trying to eliminate it could endanger a key education and health funding bill.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Republicans have few options in Augusta
The minority party should hold the Democrats responsible for unpopular policies, which Republicans can run against in 2020.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump administration ends fetal tissue research by federal scientists
The move is seen as a nod to Christian conservatives who have been a main part of the president’s political base.
Posted inNation & World
Judge says Missouri clinic can keep providing abortions
He issues a temporary order ensuring that the St. Louis Planned Parenthood facility, the state’s only abortion clinic, can continue operating for now.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
WarnerMedia, Disney threaten to leave Georgia if abortion law takes hold
WarnerMedia, which owns HBO and CNN, and Disney, which owns Marvel, join Netflix in questioning whether they would continue to do business in the state.
Posted inNation & World
Louisiana lawmakers send strict new abortion ban to governor’s desk
The Democratic governor is expected to sign the bill, which prohibits the procedure from an early stage when some women don’t yet know they are pregnant.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Alabama needs another higher power intervention
With draconian abortion restrictions and a homophobic TV programming decision, the Yellowhammer State is serving up Southern-fried nonsense.
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Commentary: Men pay no price under state abortion bans
Women in Alabama would be forced to carry unintended pregnancies to term and raise the children, but the men who impregnated them would get off scot-free.
Posted inHealth, Life & Culture, Maine, News, Politics
Health care dominates Maine’s legislative session
Democrats control the House and Senate and have a governor who’s on their side. Their priority has been health care, both in policy changes and spending priorities.