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PublishedJuly 5, 2023
Inside Maine lawmakers’ late-night scramble to pass expanded abortion access
Divisions nearly thwarted Democrats' efforts to pass the landmark legislation.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2023
Americans divided over landmark Supreme Court decisions in poll
Recent rulings by the Supreme Court, including last year’s decision on abortion rights, 'signal a dangerous creep towards authoritarianism and centralization of power,' Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York.
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PublishedJune 27, 2023
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.
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PublishedJune 25, 2023
In post-Roe era, House Republicans begin quiet push for new restrictions on abortion access
Two top Republicans, Sen. Patty Murray and Sen. Susan Collins, pledged 'to continue working together in a bipartisan manner to craft serious funding bills that can be signed into law.'
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PublishedJune 25, 2023
Our View: Expansion of abortion access must be kept in context
The removal of certain limits on abortion in Maine would be transformational – just not in the way its opponents have suggested.
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PublishedJune 25, 2023
Our View: Expansion of abortion access must be kept in context
The removal of certain limits on abortion in Maine would be transformational – just not in the way its opponents have suggested.
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PublishedJune 24, 2023
One year later, the Supreme Court’s abortion decision is both scorned and praised
Most Republican-controlled states have imposed bans, including 14 where laws in effect now block most abortions in every stage of pregnancy, with varying exceptions for the life and health of the women and for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest.
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PublishedJune 23, 2023
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.
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PublishedJune 23, 2023
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.
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PublishedJune 22, 2023
Maine House narrowly votes to expand abortion access
The 74-72 vote to advance Gov. Janet Mills' bill to expand post-viability abortions came after a four-hour recess to count votes and consider a last-minute compromise.
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