It’s time to pass legislation to enshrine the right to reproductive autonomy in Maine.
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Post-Roe v. Wade, more patients rely on early prenatal testing as states toughen abortion laws
Doctors in states with strict abortion restrictions say an increasing number of pregnant women are seeking early prenatal testing.
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Maine leaders ask U.S. Supreme Court to remove abortion pill restrictions
Attorney General Aaron Frey and Gov. Janet Mills join 23 other states in asking the justices to protect access to mifepristone.
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Texas had estimated 26,000 pregnancies from rape since total abortion ban
Meanwhile, nationwide abortions have slightly increased, while travel for abortions more than doubled, according to new research published Wednesday.
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White House moves to protect reproductive rights on anniversary of Roe v. Wade
A task force provides updates on the steps it has taken to build on President Biden’s 3 previous executive orders that outline ways that the administration can improve or protect access to abortion and contraception.
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Vice President Harris targets Trump as she rallies for abortion rights
Back in Washington, President Biden convened a meeting of his reproductive health care access task force to discuss threats to emergency care and new steps for implementing executive orders on the subject.
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Democrats believe abortion will motivate voters in 2024. Will it be enough?
Democrats are working to broaden how they talk to voters about the Supreme Court’s decision, delivered by a conservative majority that included three justices nominated by Trump, and what it means for people’s access to health care and their freedoms.
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Maine Democrats will seek constitutional protection for abortion rights
Abortion advocates are going to push for the constitutional amendment months after narrowly winning a bruising legislative battle to expand access to the procedure later in pregnancy.
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Supreme Court to decide if U.S. law requires some emergency room abortions
The issue of access to abortion in health emergencies is not the only reproductive rights case to reach the high court this term.
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Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies
Justices put a lower court ruling on hold and said they will hear arguments in April on the hospital emergency question.