{"id":1966616,"date":"2023-07-07T12:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T16:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-gov-janet-mills-to-sign-bill-allowing-late-term-abortions\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T12:49:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T16:49:39","slug":"maine-gov-janet-mills-to-sign-bill-allowing-late-term-abortions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-gov-janet-mills-to-sign-bill-allowing-late-term-abortions\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Gov. Janet Mills to approve bill permitting late-term abortions."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaine-gov-janet-mills-to-sign-bill-allowing-late-term-abortions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1966616&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Maine Governor to Sign Bill Allowing Post-Viability Abortions<\/h2>\n<p>Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">sign<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-to-become-the-nations-gold-standard-for-school-choice-passing-universal-bill-for-one-million-students\/\" title=\"Arizona To Become The Nation\u2019s \u2018Gold Standard For School Choice,\u2019 Passing Universal Bill For One Million Students\u00a0\u00a0\">groundbreaking bill<\/a> that will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-gov-janet-mills-to-sign-bill-allowing-late-term-abortions\/\" title=\"Maine Gov. Janet Mills to approve bill permitting late-term abortions.\">permit post-viability abortions<\/a> when deemed medically necessary. This significant development comes after the bill, introduced in April with Mills&#8217; support, passed in the House by a narrow margin of 73-69 on June 27 and in the Senate with a vote of 20-11 on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;After viability, an abortion may be performed only when it is necessary in the professional judgment of a [licensed] physician,&#8221; reads the legislation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While it is currently required for abortions in Maine to be performed by state-licensed healthcare professionals, the bill also eliminates criminal penalties for providers who are not licensed by the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican minority in both chambers of the legislature fiercely opposed the act, expressing concerns that it grants excessive authority to doctors in determining the appropriateness of the procedure. Some Republican lawmakers even proposed revisions to the bill, such as including language that would require a fatal diagnosis for either the mother or child, but these suggestions were ultimately unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<h3>Changing the Landscape of Abortion Laws in Maine<\/h3>\n<p>Currently, abortion in Maine is legal for any reason until the legal standard of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-takes-up-mississippi-abortion-ban-case-that-could-limit-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Takes Up Mississippi Abortion Ban Case That Could Limit Roe v. Wade\">fetal viability<\/a>, which is typically around 24 weeks gestation. However, advancements in science have raised questions among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-abortion-groups-assemble-file-lawsuit-over-unthinkable-texas-law-allowing-americans-to-sue-abortion-clinics-doctors\/\" title=\"Major Abortion Groups Assemble, File Lawsuit Over \u2018Unthinkable\u2019 Texas Law Allowing Americans To Sue Abortion Clinics, Doctors\">anti-abortion advocates<\/a> regarding the validity of this timeframe. The new law will allow abortions to be performed at any time, as long as they are approved and facilitated by a doctor.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2020, there were 4,832 abortions performed in the United States with a gestational age of greater than 21 weeks, accounting for nearly 1% of all abortions in the country. Nationally, 7% of abortions, or 31,882, occur after 14 weeks gestation. In Maine, 95 abortions, or 5% of the total in the state in 2020, were performed after 14 weeks of gestation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is set to sign a bill permitting post-viability abortions if medically necessary. Introduced in April with Mills&#8217; support, the bill passed in the House 73-69 on June 27 and in the Senate 20-11 on Thursday. 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