But even with the law on hold, abortion services in the state may not instantly resume because doctors still fear that they could be sued without a more permanent legal decision.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Todd Akin, whose ‘legitimate rape’ comment derailed his U.S. Senate run, dies at 74
In August 2012, the candidate argued that abortions wouldn’t be necessary for rape victims because, ‘If it’s legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down.’
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Women stand against Texas abortion law in Belgrade, Waterville
Participants at central Maine events, and hundreds of other events across the country, demonstrate for women’s reproductive rights.
Posted inNation & World
Three U.S. House members share own abortion stories at hearing
Their testimony comes weeks after a Texas law took effect that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy with no exception for rape or incest.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Cancer screenings in jeopardy after New Hampshire denies funding for women’s clinics
The Republican-majority Executive Council decided against extending contracts to Planned Parenthood and two other family planning services that also provide abortions, even though no public money funds abortions in the state.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Ignorance fuels cycle of restrictions on reproductive rights
If more people knew how women’s bodies work, laws like Texas’ six-week abortion ban would be less likely to pass.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Seeing danger, some Republicans leery of Texas abortion law
Their mixed reactions illustrate the political risks for the Republican Party as their anti-abortion allies begin actually achieving goals they have long sought.
Posted inLocal & State
In wake of Texas law, abortion again becomes a hot topic in Maine
Pro-choice politicians decry Supreme Court’s refusal to block the highly restrictive new law.
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Biden blasts Supreme Court’s decision to let Texas’ ban on most abortions stand
The court voted 5-4 to deny an emergency appeal from abortion providers and others but suggested that its order likely isn’t the last word and other challenges can be brought.
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Federal judge blocks Arkansas law banning most abortions
The ban would allow the procedure to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency and does not provide exceptions for rape or incest.