Justice Department announces task force to fight overreach on abortion bans

The effort is the latest Biden administration response to the Supreme Court ruling last month.

Doctors must offer abortion if mother’s life is at risk, federal guidance says

The government says federal law on emergency treatment guidelines preempts state laws in jurisdictions that now ban the procedure without any exceptions following the Supreme Court's decision to end a constitutional right to abortion.

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.

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.

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.

Waterville demonstrators protest overturn of Roe v. Wade

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.

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.

What Maine leaders say about abortion ruling