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Federal Judge Rules Jail Must Allow Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment
Portland – In a landmark decision, a federal judge has ordered the Aroostook County Jail to provide a Madawaska woman with access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for her opioid use disorder during her 40-day jail sentence, which is scheduled to begin on Monday.
Reproductive Health & Rights Groups Support Bill to Stop Denial of Abortion Care
AUGUSTA - In advance of tomorrow’s public hearing, Maine’s leading reproductive health and rights groups voiced their support for a bill that would ensure coverage of abortion care under public and private insurance if the plan covers prenatal care
Groups In Court Today Over Ban on APCs Performing Abortions
ACLU, Planned Parenthood & Maine Family Planning Lawsuit Challenges Maine Law that Restricts Access to Safe Reproductive Health Care
Maine Reproductive Freedom Organizations Applaud Bill to Expand Abortion Access in Maine
Outdated Law Banning Advanced Practice Clinicians from Providing Abortion Care Restricts Patients’ Ability to Get Health Care
ACLU Applauds Move to Retire Skowhegan Mascot
Skowhegan - Following news that the Skowhegan School Board voted 14-9 to retire the “Indians” mascot, ACLU of Maine staff attorney Emma Bond issued the following statement: