By late morning, about 30 people carrying signs stood on sidewalks in downtown Waterville, decrying the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, saying there is recourse: a large voter turnout in the midterm elections.
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Abortion ruling sure to shape political debate in Maine heading into election
Maine Democrats vowed to oppose any restrictions on access to abortions in the state, while Republicans tread carefully around on the issue.
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Sen. Collins, facing backlash, calls Supreme Court decision ‘a sudden and radical jolt’
The Maine Republican claimed during their confirmations that Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh would protect precedent and Roe even though experts warned they would not.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
A look at 50 years of Supreme Court abortion decisions
The Supreme Court has issued some major abortion rulings over the last 50 years
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What Maine leaders say about abortion ruling
Maine’s political and religious leaders expressed a range of reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the constitutional right to abortions. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins: “The threshold question of whether abortion is legal needs to be consistent at a national level. States can account for regional differences with regulations like parental notification requirements, […]
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In historic ruling, Supreme Court overturns abortion rights, freeing states to enact bans
The decision, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents, made possible by an emboldened right side of the court.
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Abortions in Maine rose at twice the national average over 3-year period
A research group that supports abortion rights said a national increase reverses a 30-year downward trend and is likely the result of policies such as Maine’s decision to expand insurance coverage of abortion.
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U.S. abortion rate rises, reversing three decades of declines
The Guttmacher Institute study’s authors cited several possible reasons for the increase, including greater private funding to support abortion access and expanded Medicaid coverage for the procedure in some states.
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The View From Here: ‘Everything is possible’ for abortion foes
The absurd myth of last-minute abortions is propaganda designed to drown out legitimate policy debate.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Bishop Deeley: Women’s Health Protection Act curtails religious freedom
The authors of this misnamed law want to conscript religious objectors into providing abortions.