Planned Parenthood Votes is investing an additional $1 million in digital campaign ads targeting Maine Senator Susan Collins, a Republican known for some pro-abortion votes. This funding is part of a broader $47 million effort to unseat legislators who voted to defund Planned Parenthood.
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Read →Read Full Article →Abortion and Donald Trump were key topics in a Maine Senate debate. The discussion highlighted these issues as central to the state's political discourse.
Read →Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson debated key issues including Trump, trade, and abortion. The debate highlights the contrasting positions of Maine's Senate candidates on these topics.
Read →Susan Collins and Troy Jackson clashed over abortion, ICE, and other issues during their first debate. The debate focused on topics relevant to Maine voters.
Read →In the first Maine U.S. Senate debate, Susan Collins defended her anti-abortion record, refusing to regret her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh and claiming support for mifepristone despite recent votes advancing restrictions on medication abortion. Her opponent, Troy Jackson, highlighted his pro-reproductive freedom record, including expanding abortion access and protecting reproductive health providers in Maine.
Read →Planned Parenthood is investing an additional $1 million in ad buys to boost Democratic Senate candidates in Maine and Michigan. The latest investment in the states by Planned Parenthood Votes — a super PAC affiliated with Planned Parenthood — will fund digital ad campaigns targeting Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.).…
Read →The Washington Times · Kimberlee Kruesi and Patrick Whittle · September 27, 2026 · Read →
Maine has 11 crisis pregnancy centers like ABBA Women’s Choice in Portland that provide limited pregnancy services and promote options other than abortion, often without the same medical oversight as licensed clinics. As abortion providers in Maine face federal funding cuts, reproductive rights groups worry more women may turn to these centers, which do not perform or refer for abortions and are often affiliated with religious organizations.
Read →The authors examine Maine's reported 2025 abortions and describe an increase from the prior year. They compare official reporting with broader estimates and discuss the effect of differing treatment of mailed abortion medication.
Read →On the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Maine Democrats blamed Senator Susan Collins for her decisive 2018 vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh, which they say helped pave the way for the ruling. The Maine Democratic Party also criticized Collins for confirming numerous federal judges opposed to abortion rights, including Maine's own Joshua Dunlap, whom they describe as anti-choice based on his past support for fetal personhood legislation and parental consent bills.
Read →University of Maine students protested an event featuring pro-life activist Abby Johnson, organized by UMaine Turning Point USA and Students for Life of America, citing opposition to her views and out-of-state involvement. The protest remained peaceful, with about 45 students demonstrating outside the event held in Donald P. Corbett Business Hall, while Johnson spoke to roughly 30 attendees about her experience and pro-life stance.
Read →Maine’s 2024 abortion report was published in November 2025. The report indicates that abortions decreased from 2023 to 2024. Below, Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) summarizes the information in the abortion report published by the state. This data does not include the total number of abortions obtained by Maine residents out of state or the number […] The post Abortion Reporting: Maine (2024) appeared first on Lozier Institute .
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