Planned Parenthood argues the attempt to recoup at least $17 million is a new effort to weaken the organization.
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Mills signs bill expanding abortion access in Maine
The new law, signed during a ceremony at the State House Wednesday, allows abortions later in pregnancy and is one of the least restrictive state laws in the nation.
Few U.S. adults support full abortion bans, even in states that have them, poll finds
The poll was conducted in late June, one year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, undoing a nationwide right to abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years.
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.
Maine Legislature finally wraps up session, sends abortion bill to governor
Lawmakers voted out the last of the pending bills late Thursday, including a hard-fought bill to expand abortion access that Gov. Janet Mills is all but certain to sign into law soon.
Inside Maine lawmakers’ late-night scramble to pass expanded abortion access
Divisions nearly thwarted Democrats’ efforts to pass the landmark legislation.
House and Senate endorse Mills’ abortion expansion bill, passage is likely
The House voted 73-69 to enact the bill after a contentious debate, sending the measure to the Senate for a final vote before it heads to the governor’s desk for her signature.
Maine Senate delays abortion vote until next week
Senate Democrats and Republicans agree to hold the debate on Gov. Janet Mills’ groundbreaking bill to expand abortion access in the daylight, where the public can easily observe, sometime next week.
Biden will sign order seeking to protect birth control access year after Roe was overturned
The president and fellow Democrats have already seen the power of the issue: A majority of Americans want legalized abortion nationwide.
A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions
In Maine, lawmakers are considering nearly a dozen bills, including Gov. Janet Mills’ proposed expansion to allow abortions after fetal viability if deemed medically necessary.