Wed Jan 25, 2023 – 2:32 pm EST
AUGUSTA (LifeSiteNews) – Maine Democrats have announced a slate of new proposals to expand legal abortion in the Pine Tree State, including giving abortionists discretion to decide what is “medically necessary” after fetal viability.
While the text of the proposed legislation is not yet available, a press release from the office of Gov. Janet Mills says the bill to have gotten the most attention so far will “make clear that the decision about an abortion later in a pregnancy will be made by qualified medical professionals in conjunction with their patient,” as well as “eliminates language in current law that subjects medical providers who perform abortions to criminal penalties under certain circumstances,” and update abortion data collection “to reduce stigma, protect patient privacy, and protect reproductive health care providers.”
Mills claimed the change is necessitated by stories like that of Maine resident Dana Peirce, who says that in 2019 her wanted second child was discovered to have a rare skeletal condition incompatible with life, but had to go to Colorado for an abortion because he was 32 weeks along. Current Maine law says that “[a]fter viability an abortion
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