Maine – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

21 Jul

The race to unseat Susan Collins is resetting around abortion

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion, Maine, Senate

Democrats say Collins' actions undermine her stated support for reproductive rights — an argument they hope will resonate with the women voters who could decide the Maine Senate race.

05 Jun

As voters prioritize cost of living, focus on abortion evolves in midterm elections

RandyLatest NewsAbortion, Affordability, Democrats, Healthcare, Maine, Midterms, Reproductive rights, Vote

In the last two federal elections since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Democrats have made reproductive rights a key part of their pitch to voters.

05 Apr

Maine could become among the first states to create safety net for reproductive care

PhoenixLatest NewsDemocratic Governor, Healthcare, Maine, Reproductive rights, Safety Net

Maine’s reproductive health care providers, who have faced millions in federal cuts over the last year, are breathing a little easier after the Legislature’s budget committee approved ongoing funding and other support in the latest spending plan.

01 Mar

Reproductive health providers targeted by Trump ask for additional state funding

AlanLatest NewsAnti-abortion, GOP, Healthcare, Maine, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

In order to protect Maine’s reproductive health care system, which has lost millions in federal funding over the last year, lawmakers are considering legislation to provide additional state support to protect against future changes.

29 Jan

Maine’s Gov. Mills will include funding for reproductive health care in supplemental budget

ChaseLatest NewsDemocratic Governor, Healthcare, Maine, Reproductive rights, United States

Governor Mills says she will include funding for reproductive health care in her upcoming supplemental budget. Mills says she is proposing $2.25 million to support reproductive health care providers in Maine.

22 Dec

Total Maine Dec. 22, 2024: The future of abortion services in Maine

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Maine, Reproductive rights

The medical director for Planned Parenthood of Northern New England shares the concerns patients are sharing

23 Jan

Maine Democrats who expanded abortion access now want to enshrine it in the state constitution

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Access, Abortion Rights, Maine, Reproductive healthcare, State constitution, United States

"Maine Gov. Janet Mills and other leading Democrats are pressing to end future legislative debate over abortions by amending the state constitution to enshrine the right to reproductive health care, just six months after lawmakers expanded access to abortions. Maine is seeking to join four other states that have amended their constitutions to protect the right to abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022...."

28 Jun

Maine lawmakers are a single vote from approval of bill to allow later abortions

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"The Maine House voted Tuesday night to enact a bill to expand access to abortions, putting the proposal one final vote away from going to the governor for her signature. The Senate, which supported the bill in an initial vote Tuesday, must cast a final vote on the legislation that’d give the state one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country. The House vote, 73-69, capped an emotional day that included demonstrators against the bill holding signs, singing hymns and chanting “kill the bill!” in the State House hallways...."

10 Jun

Maine expansion of abortion laws, which would be among the country’s broadest, passes committee

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, legislation, Maine, United States

"A committee of the Maine Legislature signed off Friday on a proposal from Democratic Gov. Janet Mills that would give the state one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country. Maine’s current laws allow abortions until a fetus becomes viable, which is generally considered to be about 24 weeks. The governor’s proposal would change state law to allow abortion after fetal viability if it’s deemed necessary by a physician..."