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.
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Justice Department sues Texas over restrictive new abortion law
‘The act is clearly unconstitutional under longstanding Supreme Court precedent,’ Attorney General Merrick Garland says in seeking to have it declared invalid.
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Mexico decriminalizes abortion, a dramatic step in world’s second-biggest Catholic country
The vote comes as a powerful women’s movement is transforming Mexico, where female politicians now make up half of Congress.
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Sen. Collins said Kavanaugh considered abortion rights settled. Texas decision suggests otherwise
Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s decision late Wednesday night revives questions of whether the Maine senator was misled by the nominee or whether she was intent on supporting him no matter his views on abortion rights.
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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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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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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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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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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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Augusta’s Hands Around the Capitol event canceled for the first time in 48 years
The event, organized by pro-life nonprofit Maine Right to Life, usually includes a march, rally and worship at the state Capitol complex.