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Abortion

Published
July 12, 2023

Few U.S. adults support full abortion bans, even in states that have them, poll finds

The poll was conducted in late June, one year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, undoing a nationwide right to abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years.
Published
July 9, 2023

Maine has tacked left as nation lurches right in culture wars

Embracing the state motto – 'I lead' – Maine lawmakers led in a different direction, safeguarding and expanding access to abortion and gender-affirming care.
Published
July 9, 2023

Commentary: Gov. Mills’ broken promises continue to pile up

A series of reneged-on pledges has tarnished Janet Mills’ reputation. Maine can’t afford to govern like this.
Published
July 6, 2023

Maine Legislature finally wraps up session, sends abortion bill to governor

Lawmakers voted out the last of the pending bills late Thursday, including a hard-fought bill to expand abortion access that Gov. Janet Mills is all but certain to sign into law soon.
Published
July 5, 2023

Inside Maine lawmakers’ late-night scramble to pass expanded abortion access

Divisions nearly thwarted Democrats' efforts to pass the landmark legislation.

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Published
July 2, 2023

Americans divided over landmark Supreme Court decisions in poll

Recent rulings by the Supreme Court, including last year’s decision on abortion rights, 'signal a dangerous creep towards authoritarianism and centralization of power,' Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York.
Published
June 27, 2023

House and Senate endorse Mills’ abortion expansion bill, passage is likely

The House voted 73-69 to enact the bill after a contentious debate, sending the measure to the Senate for a final vote before it heads to the governor's desk for her signature.
Published
June 25, 2023

In post-Roe era, House Republicans begin quiet push for new restrictions on abortion access

Two top Republicans, Sen. Patty Murray and Sen. Susan Collins, pledged 'to continue working together in a bipartisan manner to craft serious funding bills that can be signed into law.'
Published
June 25, 2023

Our View: Expansion of abortion access must be kept in context

The removal of certain limits on abortion in Maine would be transformational – just not in the way its opponents have suggested.
Published
June 24, 2023

One year later, the Supreme Court’s abortion decision is both scorned and praised

Most Republican-controlled states have imposed bans, including 14 where laws in effect now block most abortions in every stage of pregnancy, with varying exceptions for the life and health of the women and for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest.