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Maine
Laws in Detail

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Maine

Political Info and Laws in Brief

Executives

  • Governor John Baldacci (D) is pro-choice.

Legislature

  • The Maine House is pro-choice.
  • The Maine Senate is pro-choice.

ANTI-CHOICE LAWS

Refusal to Provide Medical Services

Maine allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to provide women specific reproductive health services, information, or referrals.
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Restrictions on Low-Income Women's Access to Abortion

Maine restricts low-income women's access to abortion.
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Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion

Maine restricts young women's access to abortion by requiring parental consent of some young women and mandating counseling before a young woman may obtain an abortion.
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Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)

Maine prohibits certain qualified health care professionals from performing abortions.
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PRO-CHOICE LAWS

Contraceptive Equity

Maine law requires health insurance plans that cover prescription drugs to provide the same coverage for contraception.
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Emergency Contraception

Maine allows some women greater access to emergency contraception (EC).
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Freedom of Choice Act

Maine has an affirmative right to choose in its state law.
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Guaranteed Access to Prescriptions

Maine guarantees that women's birth control prescriptions will be filled.
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Protection Against Clinic Violence

Maine law protects women seeking reproductive health care and medical personnel from blockades and violence.
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OTHER RELEVANT LAWS

Informed Consent

Maine has an abortion-specific informed consent law.
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Post-Viability Abortion Restriction

Maine restricts post-viability abortions.
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63 percent of Maine counties have no abortion provider

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Source: Guttmacher Institute
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