The prosecutor handling the case said it’s the first time he has charged anyone for illegally performing an abortion after 20 weeks, a restriction that was passed in 2010.
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Gov. Mills says Maine Constitution may already protect abortion access
The governor says her administration is debating whether an amendment is needed to protect abortion access in Maine, or whether that right is already enshrined.
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Lawmakers, abortion rights protesters arrested outside Supreme Court
Democratic Reps. Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar, Barbara Lee and Ayanna Pressley were among the 35 arrested.
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Maine, N.H. and Vermont see rising number of out-of-state patients seeking abortions
More than a dozen patients have come to northern New England from Georgia, Texas, Ohio and other states with new abortion restrictions, and some patients also are coming from other states in the Northeast where appointments are harder to get.
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Ohio man charged with rape of girl, 10, who traveled for abortion
A man has been charged in Ohio with raping a 10-year-old girl whose case was questioned as dubious by Ohio’s Republican attorney general and a congressman.
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Justice Department announces task force to fight overreach on abortion bans
The effort is the latest Biden administration response to the Supreme Court ruling last month.
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Doctors must offer abortion if mother’s life is at risk, federal guidance says
The government says federal law on emergency treatment guidelines preempts state laws in jurisdictions that now ban the procedure without any exceptions following the Supreme Court’s decision to end a constitutional right to abortion.
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Mills acts to protect access to abortion and the health care workers who provide it
The governor issues an executive order barring state agencies from cooperating with another state’s investigation into people, organizations or providers who offer abortion care in Maine.
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Instagram hides some posts that mention abortion
In some cases, it’s requiring users to confirm their age before letting them view posts offering information about the procedure.
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LePage: ‘I don’t have time for abortion’
Former Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican who has said he opposes abortion, said he would not try to overturn or restrict the right to abortion in Maine, but refused to promise that he wouldn’t sign an anti-abortion bill if he becomes governor again.