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I wish Planned Parenthood would be there for all women | Letter
7+ hour, 35+ min ago (251+ words) I grew up in a home where sex was not discussed. It goes without saying that birth control was off the table entirely. Thank goodness for Planned Parenthood. I knew about the clinic because they came to my school to…...
Attacks on abortion put reproductive care at risk. We aren’t backing down. | Opinion
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (564+ words) George Hill is president and CEO of Maine Family Planning. Nicole Clegg is president and chief executive officer at Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. Sadly, their fears were prescient. Absent'federal protections for abortion care, Republicans in Congress and the…...
Matt Dunlap, hoping to replace Jared Golden, defends abortion record
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (894+ words) AUGUSTA " A prominent Democrat hoping to fight for one of the nation's most closely contested congressional seats is taking heat over a more than two decades-old antiabortion vote. State auditor Matt Dunlap said Monday that a vote he took in…...
Judge denies state’s request for 500-foot buffer between anti-abortion protester and Planned Parenthood
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (634+ words) A Cumberland County judge has denied the state's request for a 500-foot buffer zone between an anti-abortion protester and the Planned Parenthood location in Portland. Maine is suing John Andrade Jr., a street minister who has spent the last six…...
Could Trump target Maine churches next? | Letter
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (356+ words) The Trump administration would like to end Harvard University's tax-exempt status, in part because of its support for diversity and inclusion. Are churches next to be targeted for loss of their tax-exempt status? Churches that support Black Lives Matter? That…...