Thu May 4, 2023 – 3:28 pm EDT
AUGUSTA, Maine (LifeSiteNews) — The Maine legislature heard over 600 arguments against a radical abortion bill on Monday, despite moderators shortening the time for pro-lifers to speak.
On May 1, the House Judiciary Committee heard nearly 20 hours of testimony on a proposed bill to allow abortion up until birth. 675 testimonies were opposed to the bill and 65 were in favor.
According to a press release from the office of Republican Rep. Laurel Libby — who founded Speak up for LIFE after the radical bill was introduced — those testifying in favor of the bill were given two minutes to speak before the Democrat committee chairs “dropped the time allotted for opponents to speak against the bill to one minute.”
“Hundreds of Mainers stepped up to represent the stance of the majority of her citizenry in tremendous, record-breaking opposition to this extreme legislation,” Libby said in a statement. “These Maine citizens should have been allowed their full opportunity to speak. To amend the time limit mid-hearing was egregious.”
Due to the shortened testimonies, the 1,500 pro-lifers who gathered to oppose the bill contributed to a total
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