In Maine and nation, swift fallout from quitting federal family planning program

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Published
August 22, 2019

In Maine and nation, swift fallout from quitting federal family planning program

Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning are having to tap reserves, intensify fundraising efforts.
Published
August 14, 2019

Jury rules that Lisbon man broke the law in 2015 Planned Parenthood protest

Brian Ingalls of Lisbon yelled loudly enough outside the Portland clinic that patients and workers inside were disrupted.
Published
August 14, 2019

Planned Parenthood will forgo federal funds in Maine, U.S., over abortion ‘gag rule’

The reproductive health care provider will lose $400,000 a year for services in Maine rather than submit to a Trump administration rule that bars it from making abortion referrals.
Published
August 9, 2019

Maine author to share personal memoir on abortion at APL

Author of "Poor Your Soul," Ptacin will share from her memoir chronicling her decision to undergo an abortion or continue her pregnancy. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session with the author.
Published
August 9, 2019

Organizers turn to churches in effort to undo abortion and assisted-suicide laws

Large conservative Christian congregations are being enlisted in the drive to put the new laws on hold before they take effect in September.
Published
July 16, 2019

Maine Family Planning will forgo federal funds over Trump’s abortion ‘gag rule’

The nonprofit receives nearly $2 million from the family planning program each year, and that money represents roughly 25% of its revenue.
Published
July 9, 2019

Opponents of a dozen new laws aim to erase them with ‘people’s veto’ campaigns

With a short time to collect 63,067 signatures, special interest groups and individuals file more than a dozen requests to challenge newly signed laws.
Published
June 25, 2019

‘People’s veto’ campaigns target new Maine abortion and vaccination laws

The groups behind the campaigns want voters to decide on laws that require insurers to cover abortion and that eliminate broad exemptions for childhood vaccinations.
Published
June 25, 2019

Endorsements of Sara Gideon highlight issue of reproductive rights in 2020

NARAL Pro Choice America and Emily's List both offer early endorsements of Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon in her bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins in 2020.
Published
June 23, 2019

Winners and losers of the 2019 legislative session

Democrats used their legislative majority and control of the Blaine House to push through many bills in health care, education and the environment, but some measures still fell by the wayside.