Legislative committees held hearings on five abortion bills, including Gov. Janet Mills’ proposal to expand access later in pregnancy with a doctor’s approval.
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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.
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Yarmouth woman was 8 months pregnant when she learned her baby had a lethal disorder
After being told her son would die in the womb or shortly after birth, Dana Peirce had to fly to Colorado to get an abortion because it wasn’t allowed under Maine law. Her story inspired Gov. Mills’ bid to allow medically approved abortions throughout a pregnancy.
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Gov. Mills to introduce legislation to expand access to abortion throughout pregnancy
One of four bills to be introduced would allow abortion at any point in a pregnancy with the approval of a qualified medical professional.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine among states where abortion rates rose since Supreme Court ruling
But only a small portion of the increase in Maine is the result of people traveling here from other states to seek abortions.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics
Abortion stances of Mills and LePage both likely disappointed their supporters
To the chagrin of their bases, both gubernatorial candidates claim they would not change Maine’s abortion law.
Posted inHealth, Maine
A line is drawn between protesters, patients outside Planned Parenthood in Portland
If protesters cross it, a new state law makes them vulnerable to incarceration and fines.
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More women in Maine, nation turning to medication abortion
The use of medication to end pregnancies grew during the pandemic and could help the state’s providers handle increased demand as patients come from other states to have abortions.
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Planned Parenthood to spend record $50 million in midterm elections
The effort will focus on governor’s offices, U.S. Senate seats and legislative races in 9 states where abortion rights could be restricted or expanded depending on the outcome at the ballot.
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Maine prepares for increase in out-of-state abortion seekers
Within hours of Friday’s Supreme Court ruling, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England had already fielded calls from three women living in a so-called ‘dark state’ in search of an abortion appointment in Maine, a spokeswoman says.