Siobhan Brett

Our View: Maine’s defense of abortion access must be multifaceted

by The Editorial Board April 13, 2023April 12, 2023

Against an increasingly contentious backdrop, the bill introduced by Gov. Mills this week will have to be the first of many attempts to ensure that a personal decision can be made personally.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: We know more than enough about PFAS to restrict their use

by Gail Carlson Special to the Press Herald April 13, 2023April 12, 2023

What is harming the ‘daily lives of Americans’ is not regulatory overreach. It’s constant exposure to hazardous chemicals damaging our health.

Op-eds, Opinion, Uncategorized

Speaker Talbot Ross: ‘Health care for all’ must not rule out immigrants

by Rachel Talbot Ross Special to the Press Herald April 12, 2023June 27, 2023

It’s time to close a small but unjust gap in MaineCare and return our state to its longstanding practice of greater inclusion.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Tennessee politics and U.S. gun policies warped by racism

by Francis Wilkinson Bloomberg Opinion April 12, 2023April 11, 2023

Fear drove the day as white conservatives mounted a desperate defense against the incoming racial and generational tide.

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: Efforts to stamp out medication abortion threaten all women

by Diana Beach Special to the Press Herald April 12, 2023April 11, 2023

If anti-abortion zealots succeed in banning misoprostol, it will be denied to patients who need it for many more reasons than to terminate a pregnancy.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: It’s time to talk about fentanyl ingestion in children

by Lawrence R. Ricci Special to the Press Herald April 11, 2023April 10, 2023

The first problem is failure to test for fentanyl when a drug test is ordered. The second problem is timely recognition and treatment of opioid ingestion in children, which is nowhere near as rare as we like to think.