Maine Legislature Passes Shield Law for Abortion and Transgender Procedures

Published on April 12, 2024

Maine may soon become a haven for women from other states looking to access late-term abortions and minors who want to undergo gender reassignment treatments and procedures. Both chambers of the state Legislature have approved a so-called shield law in the New England state, and Gov. Janet Mills has already vowed to sign it. The House passed the bill on Wednesday along party lines in a vote of 80–70, and the Senate passed the bill on Thursday in another party line vote of 21–13, with one member absent. The controversial legislation has been protested nationally by attorneys general from 16 states with laws that limit or ban minors from undergoing transgender medical treatments and procedures, such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and elective surgeries to appear more like the opposite sex....

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