Maine's governor signs bill to protect providers of abortion, gender
Release time：2024-04-24 19:00:43 Source：World Wander news portal
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Democratic governor has signed a bill designed to protect providers of abortion and gender-affirming care from legal action brought by other states.
Gov. Janet Mills signed the proposal after the Democratic-controlled Maine Legislature approved it earlier in the month. The state joins more than a dozen others that protect medical providers from out-of-state investigations about abortions.
The proposal created a disagreement between Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and attorneys general in several other states, including Tennessee. The out-of-state attorneys general threatened legal action if Maine proceeded with its law. Frey dismissed the threats as “meritless.”
The proposal also caused considerable debate in Maine, where Republicans opposed it.
Representatives for Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund said Tuesday the signing of the bill was a major step for reproductive freedom in Maine. “Maine remains a safe harbor for sexual and reproductive health care, for providers and the patients they serve,” from Lisa Margulies, vice president of public affairs for Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund.
Related articles
- Yobs armed with catapults terrorise a quiet Surrey village
- China Focus: COVID
- China Claims 5th Straight Women's Title at Table Tennis Team Worlds
- China Steps up Minors Protection on Campus
- Plane crashes into river outside Fairbanks, Alaska
- 7th Sanya Int'l Cultural Industry Fair Opens in Sanya, S China's Hainan
- Across China: Central China City Encourages Children Participation in Community Management
- Ethnic Minority Group in China's Heilongjiang Welcomes Upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year
- I'm a female joiner and applied for a job at building firm... but what they said made my blood boil
- 1.52 Mln People Sit China's Civil Servant Exam
- Tragedy as five migrants die crossing Channel trying to reach Britain
- 2022 China (Hainan) Int'l Tropical Agricultural Products Winter Trade Fair Kicks Off
- Chinese Scientists Develop New Method to Preserve Female Fertility
- Tourism Festival Spurs Consumption in Shanghai
- Plane crashes into river outside Fairbanks, Alaska
- Internet Development Sweetens Apple Business on Loess Plateau
- Cut Flower Develops Well in Zhaoxian Town, Shandong
- China to Further Implement Health Protection at Earlier Stages
- Pentagon set to send $1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine once bill clears Senate and Biden
- China to Livestream Class from Space Station Lab Module
Random recommendation
- Copyright © 2024 Powered by Maine's governor signs bill to protect providers of abortion, gender ,World Wander news portal sitemap