If moderates from both parties don’t assert themselves, extremists will dominate the debate.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Denying Communion to pro-choice Catholic politicians will do more harm than good
The U.S. Conference of Bishops’ decision relegates charity to a subordinate position, hasn’t worked to keep the flock and won’t reduce the number of abortions.
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Posted inNation & World
Down syndrome abortion bans gain traction after court ruling
Governors in two states recently signed such bills into law, and similar measures are pending in two others; most significantly, a federal appeals court said Ohio could begin to implement its 2017 law.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Abortion rights under attack, in Maine and nation
Bills that would make it more difficult to terminate a pregnancy come before state legislators as the Supreme Court takes on Roe v. Wade.
Posted inNation & World
Supreme Court to take up major challenge to abortion rights
The court is taking on a case about whether states can ban abortions before a fetus can survive outside the womb, in this case a Mississippi ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine’s Roman Catholic bishop has spoken. Was anyone listening?
The use of fetus-derived cells to develop COVID-19 vaccines is not a debate worth having at this pivotal moment.
Posted inNation & World
South Carolina’s stringent abortion ban suspended by judge a day after becoming law
The new law states that ‘no person shall perform, induce, or attempt to perform or induce an abortion’ where the ‘fetal heartbeat has been detected.’
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: 48 years after Roe, we’ll keep working for reproductive freedom
Planned Parenthood will strive to defeat attempts in the Maine Legislature to take away care or shame abortion patients.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta’s Hands Around the Capitol event canceled for the first time in 48 years
The event, organized by pro-life nonprofit Maine Right to Life, usually includes a march, rally and worship at the state Capitol complex.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Supreme Court hints it favors state abortion limits
But Maine lawmakers should not enter into futile debates on this emotional issue.