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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.

Planned Parenthood Maine Action PAC has endorsed Democrat Hannah Pingree for governor, highlighting her longstanding support for reproductive rights and commitment to protecting abortion access in Maine. Pingree pledged to work toward enshrining reproductive freedom in the state constitution and maintaining funding for health care clinics like Planned Parenthood despite federal funding cuts.

In Maine's 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary, candidates Joe Baldacci and Matt Dunlap are clashing over their abortion records, with Baldacci's campaign highlighting Dunlap's 2003 100% rating from the Maine Right to Life Committee and Dunlap defending his pro-choice voting history. The race features significant involvement from national political committees, with Baldacci endorsed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Dunlap supported by other national groups, as they compete to succeed retiring Congressman Jared Golden and face former Governor Paul LePage in the fall.

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restored access to the abortion drug mifepristone, reversing a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals stay that had banned its use for telehealth patients and mail order pharmacies. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, serving Maine where nearly 70% of abortion patients choose medication abortion, expressed relief but remains uncertain about the future if restrictions are upheld, noting they would switch to a less effective protocol using only misoprostol.