But even with the law on hold, abortion services in the state may not instantly resume because doctors still fear that they could be sued without a more permanent legal decision.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Todd Akin, whose ‘legitimate rape’ comment derailed his U.S. Senate run, dies at 74
In August 2012, the candidate argued that abortions wouldn’t be necessary for rape victims because, ‘If it’s legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down.’
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Women stand against Texas abortion law in Belgrade, Waterville
Participants at central Maine events, and hundreds of other events across the country, demonstrate for women’s reproductive rights.
Posted inNation & World
Three U.S. House members share own abortion stories at hearing
Their testimony comes weeks after a Texas law took effect that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy with no exception for rape or incest.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Texas doctor who violated state’s abortion ban is sued, launching first test of constitutionality
Physician Alan Braid admitted to performing an abortion that is illegal under the Texas law.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Cancer screenings in jeopardy after New Hampshire denies funding for women’s clinics
The Republican-majority Executive Council decided against extending contracts to Planned Parenthood and two other family planning services that also provide abortions, even though no public money funds abortions in the state.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Broad majorities of Americans oppose key provisions of restrictive Texas abortion law, poll finds
Weighing in on one of the law’s provisions, 81% say they disapprove of giving $10,000 to private citizens who successfully file suits against those who perform or assist a woman with getting an abortion.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Ignorance fuels cycle of restrictions on reproductive rights
If more people knew how women’s bodies work, laws like Texas’ six-week abortion ban would be less likely to pass.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Texas upends the Republican ‘leave us alone coalition’
The state’s restrictive abortion law threatens to destroy an uneasy truce among several factions of the conservative movement.
Posted inNation & World
Texas abortion ban strategy could be double-edged sword
Some warn that applying it to new areas could have a boomerang effect if Democrats were to use it on issues like gun control.