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| Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) |
Maine's Senate voted 20-11 in favor of the bill. The House voted 73-69.
“LD 1619 creates a subjective standard empowering the abortionist to justify any abortion after viability,” according to Maine Right to Life. “Governor Mills’ bill removes current language that allows abortion for a woman’s life or health and replaces it with language that would allow abortions in the second and third trimesters because of an abortionist’s opinion.”
It is a common theme in pro-abortion legislation to provide abortionists with a broad undefined exception for the "health" of the mother. These laws often allow abortionists to commit elective abortions if they deem it to be in the interest of the mother's mental health. Maine's law is similar in effect.
Abortion intentionally ends the life of an innocent unborn child. It does not heal anyone, and it should not be considered health care. Broad laws like these only serve to strip human rights from the unborn and enable their deaths.
Maine's new law will come into effect 90 days after signature.
