One of the nation's least restrictive abortion bills has barely cleared its first hurdle in Maine.
narrowly passed Thursday night in the Maine House, clearing the first hurdle after lawmakers kicked off an emotional floor debate.
One of the co-sponsors, Rep. Walter Wiseman, D-Harrison, said he decided the current state law is"doing its job."The bill is one of several abortion-related bills before lawmakers this session. The debate began days before the one-year anniversary of the, returning authority over abortion to states. Rep. Erin Sheehan, a Biddeford, Maine Democrat, said the issue is best left to those who have become pregnant and their medical providers.
But Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, said the proposal was extreme and out of touch with Mainers who support the current law."We all know that this bill goes too far," she said.
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