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PublishedJuly 19, 2023
Mills signs bill expanding abortion access in Maine
The new law, signed during a ceremony at the State House Wednesday, allows abortions later in pregnancy and is one of the least restrictive state laws in the nation.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2023
First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval
U.S. officials cleared a once-a-day pill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first such medication to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2023
Few U.S. adults support full abortion bans, even in states that have them, poll finds
The poll was conducted in late June, one year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, undoing a nationwide right to abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years.
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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
A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions
In Maine, lawmakers are considering nearly a dozen bills, including Gov. Janet Mills' proposed expansion to allow abortions after fetal viability if deemed medically necessary.
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PublishedJune 20, 2023
Lawmakers begin voting on nearly a dozen abortion bills
The bills tackled Tuesday evening didn't include Gov. Janet Mills' proposed expansion, which would allow abortions after fetal viability if deemed necessary from a medical professional.
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PublishedJune 9, 2023
Democrats advance Gov. Mills’ bill to expand abortion access in Maine
The bill was voted out of the Judiciary Committee on Friday but still faces additional votes in the full House and Senate.
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PublishedApril 21, 2023
Here’s what the Supreme Court abortion pill ruling means and what’s next
Here's what to know about the case, how we got here and what could be next.
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PublishedApril 21, 2023
Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now
The justices granted emergency requests from the Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, maker of the drug mifepristone.
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PublishedApril 16, 2023
The abortion pill’s 1992 Supreme Court battle and the woman who started it
Leona Benten was 6½-weeks pregnant when she volunteered to be the test case in the 1992 legal fight over the legality of importing mifepristone.
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