Democratic Gov. Janet Mills' bill to expand abortion access in Maine will generate emotional debate in coming weeks, but its eventual passage is virtually assured.
Despite not yet entering the race, do you consider Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a 2024 presidential candidate?No, but I hope he decides to runGov. Janet Mills delivers her State of the Budget address, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. AUGUSTA, Maine — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ bill to expand abortion access in Maine will generate emotional debate in the coming weeks, but its eventual passage is virtually assured.
The governor’s bill would allow women in Maine to get abortions later in pregnancy if deemed necessary by a medical provider. It also would change reporting requirements and strengthen legal protections for medical providers. Maine’s current state law bans abortions after a fetus becomes viable outside the womb, at roughly 24 weeks. Abortions later in pregnancy are permitted only when the life of the mother is in danger, but the governor’s bill would loosen that restriction to allow later abortions if deemed necessary by a medical provider.
The bill’s printing came days after a federal judge in Texas issued a ruling that could make the nation’s most common drug for medication abortions unlawful. The Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone 23 years ago.
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