Maine lawmakers are considering another bill that would allow physicians to prescribe terminally ill people a fatal dose of medication if they request it
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Opponents of CMP transmission line project push bills to slow it down
Lawmakers hear several hours of testimony on measures to restrict utilities’ use of eminent domain for infrastructure projects.
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Sponsor makes personal appeal for bill to ban ‘conversion therapy’
A year after Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a similar measure, supporters hope for different results.
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Panel endorses bill to end most vaccine exemptions for Maine schoolchildren
The Education and Cultural Affairs Committee’s 8-5 vote on the bill to prohibit non-medical exemptions was on party lines, with all Democrats in support and Republicans opposed.
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Our View: Report shows how to fix the broken defense system for Maine’s poor
Low-income Mainers are not being treated equally before the law.
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Maine Voices: Automatic voter registration would help serve members of the military
A proposal before the Legislature would keep troops’ voting records updated as they move on short notice.
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Commentary: Assisted-suicide legislation sends the wrong message to Maine patients
Instead of implicitly encouraging the vulnerable to think of themselves as a burden, the state should improve end-of-life care.
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Committee advances bill to require MaineCare coverage for abortion services
But the party-line vote on the bill, which also would require private insurers to cover abortion costs, will likely spark a fierce debate on the House and Senate floor.
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Legislative committee to act on Maine vaccination bill
The Health and Human Services Committee will take up a bill Wednesday that would eliminate all non-medical exemptions to vaccination requirements for Maine children entering kindergarten.
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Maine Voices: Students aren’t the only ones who’d benefit from stricter vaccine rules
A third-grade teacher who has MS now risks contracting diseases against which he cannot be vaccinated.