Former Gov. Paul LePage says he’d veto a bill banning abortions at 15 weeks — news that's disappointing to anti-abortion groups.
Juliana Serrano, Planned Parenthood Vice President of Advocacy and Equity in Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley offers insight into crucial resources for people seeking life-saving reproductive care following abortion bans across the nation.
Mills is an unequivocal supporter of the right to an abortion, and Democrats have hammered LePage on the issue, seeking to energize voters after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion. Karen Vachon, executive director of Maine Right to Life, said Wednesday she was disappointed by LePage's answer. "It is very disturbing that he wouldn’t support a ban after 15 weeks," she said.
But abortion never arose as a political issue during LePage’s two terms in office. He’s now seeking to unseat Mills in one of a dozen or so competitive governor’s races across the country.made by the Republican candidate for Arizona governor, Kari Lake, after she said abortions should be "rare and legal" before saying they should be "rare and safe.
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