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Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund PAC Endorses Janet Mills For Governor
Loss of Roe puts Governor’s race in the center of Maine’s defense of abortion rights
During Governor Mills’ first term, she has had a profound impact on access to healthcare including sexual and reproductive health care and abortion. She has signed into law:
- Public and private insurance coverage mandates for abortion.
- Expansions to allow trained and trusted clinicians, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, to provide abortion care to their patients.
- Modernized family planning laws to reflect best medical practices.
- Protections for clinicians who provide abortion care.
- Patient safety zones for healthcare providers.
- Expanded access to menstrual products.
- Automatic enrollment in family planning coverage for people earning less than 214% of the federal poverty level.
- Expanded coverage for birth control through private insurance
- Easier dispensing of emergency contraception through vending machines.
- Expanded Medicaid/MaineCare including access to reproductive and sexual health care.
- Dedicated resources to improve maternal health outcomes; and much more to improve the health and lives of Maine women and families.
Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund Releases Legislative Scorecards
Nearly ⅔ of lawmakers earn a 100% voting record for abortion rights
Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund PAC Endorses Nicole Grohoski in State Senate Special Election
With Supreme Court preparing to overturn Roe v Wade, we must ensure we have lawmakers like Nicole Grohoski who are committed to keeping abortion legal in Maine.
Planned Parenthood Statement on Leaked Supreme Court Opinion Overturning Roe v Wade
This leaked opinion is horrifying and unprecedented, and it confirms that the Supreme Court is prepared to end the constitutional right to abortion by overturning Roe v. Wade.
Marking the 29th anniversary of Maine’s Reproductive Privacy Act
Maine’s landmark bill protects the right to legal abortion in state law.
Better Birth Control Coverage Approved by Legislature
LD 1954 closes an insurance loophole in the Affordable Care Act
Patients, Providers, Supporters Testify for Patient Safety Bill
Creating a medical freedom zone will ensure patient safety while protecting free speech
49th Anniversary of Roe v Wade Could Be the Last
Future of abortion must be accessible, affordable, and supported
Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund PAC Endorses Jim Boyle in State House Special Election
Impending loss of Roe v Wade increases importance of pro-abortion rights state legislatures