Abortion
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2021
Seeing danger, some Republicans leery of Texas abortion law
Their mixed reactions illustrate the political risks for the Republican Party as their anti-abortion allies begin actually achieving goals they have long sought.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2021
In wake of Texas law, abortion again becomes a hot topic in Maine
Pro-choice politicians decry Supreme Court's refusal to block the highly restrictive new law.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2021
Biden blasts Supreme Court’s decision to let Texas’ ban on most abortions stand
The court voted 5-4 to deny an emergency appeal from abortion providers and others but suggested that its order likely isn't the last word and other challenges can be brought.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2021
Federal judge blocks Arkansas law banning most abortions
The ban would allow the procedure to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency and does not provide exceptions for rape or incest.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2021
Jim Fossel: Democracy demands action from the political center
If moderates from both parties don’t assert themselves, extremists will dominate the debate.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2021
Maine Voices: Denying Communion to pro-choice Catholic politicians will do more harm than good
The U.S. Conference of Bishops’ decision relegates charity to a subordinate position, hasn’t worked to keep the flock and won’t reduce the number of abortions.
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PublishedJune 3, 2021
Listen: Valedictorian’s speech against Texas abortion bill gains wide audience
Paxton Smith originally planned to talk about television and the media – and that’s the topic district administrators signed off on – but events in Austin changed her mind.
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PublishedMay 19, 2021
Down syndrome abortion bans gain traction after court ruling
Governors in two states recently signed such bills into law, and similar measures are pending in two others; most significantly, a federal appeals court said Ohio could begin to implement its 2017 law.
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PublishedMay 18, 2021
Our View: Abortion rights under attack, in Maine and nation
Bills that would make it more difficult to terminate a pregnancy come before state legislators as the Supreme Court takes on Roe v. Wade.
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PublishedMay 17, 2021
Supreme Court to take up major challenge to abortion rights
The court is taking on a case about whether states can ban abortions before a fetus can survive outside the womb, in this case a Mississippi ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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