Financial support for the nonprofit support groups has surged since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Maine Democrats warn against a second Trump term at state party convention
Gov. Janet Mills said voters have a clear choice this fall between two candidates, and ‘one of them is a felon.’ The party also articulated its policy platform.
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Justice Kavanaugh says unpopular rulings can later become ‘fabric of American constitutional law’
Kavanaugh said some high court decisions from the 1950s and ’60s on monumental issues including the iconic Brown v. Board of Education case that ended legal segregation in public schools – were unpopular when they were issued.
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States with abortion bans saw greater drops in medical school graduates applying for residencies
Figures released Thursday by the Association of American Medical Colleges showed continuing declines after the group first spotted the difference in an analysis last year.
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Another View: Anti-abortion states should not deny pregnant women emergency care
Abortion care in the ER wasn’t much of an issue before Dobbs. Now it is.
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Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom
Complaints about pregnant women being turned away from emergency rooms spiked in the months after states began enacting strict abortion laws following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
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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.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Chief Justice Roberts sidesteps Supreme Court’s ethics controversies in yearly report
Instead, he looked back on technological advancements in the nation’s court system, detailing developments from 19th-century quill pens to modern artificial intelligence.
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Our View: Where is the public on abortion access? The writing is on the wall
The groundswell of support for abortion rights nationwide is forcing reassessment and soul-searching by those in pursuit of restrictions and bans. At least, it should be.
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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.