Maine’s governor speaks clearly about protecting women’s rights in the midst of court-created chaos.
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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.
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.
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.
Instagram hides some posts by abortion advocacy groups
Facebook and Instagram were promptly deleting posts that offered to mail out abortion pills in states that restrict their use. But similar posts offering to mail a gun or marijuana were not removed.
Young women react with shock, resolve to court’s decision to overturn abortion rights
As some women in their 20s feel they have lost a constitutional right many had taken for granted, Maine law still allows for abortions.
Demonstrators gather in Skowhegan to support abortion rights
Organized by Carly McCabe, 16, the rally on the Margaret Chase Smith Bridges opposes U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion.
South Dakota governor: Bar abortion pills, but don’t punish women for them
South Dakota’s Republican governor is pledging to bar mail-order abortion pills but says women shouldn’t face prosecution for seeking them
Trump’s lasting legacy grows as Supreme Court overturns Roe
The Supreme Court’s decision that women have no constitutional right to an abortion marked the apex of a week that reinforced Donald Trump’s grip on Washington more than a year and a half after he exited the White House.
Maine prepares for increase in out-of-state abortion seekers
Within hours of Friday’s Supreme Court ruling, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England had already fielded calls from three women living in a so-called ‘dark state’ in search of an abortion appointment in Maine, a spokeswoman says.