Statement on FGM Bill
June 23, 2017
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Senate Votes in Favor of Anti-Abortion “Fetal Personhood” Bill
Augusta – The Maine Senate today voted to 18-17 “ought to pass” on a “fetal personhood” bill that seeks to establish a fetus as a separate and distinct person from the woman who carries it.
Senate Follows House in Rejecting Anti-Immigrant Bill
Augusta – A bipartisan majority in the Maine Senate today rejected a bill that would force local law enforcement to act as immigration agents. The House also voted against LD 366, sponsored by Rep. Lawrence Lockman (R-Newport), in May.
Bipartisan Majority in House Rejects Anti-Immigrant Bill
Augusta – A bipartisan majority in the Maine House today rejected a bill that would force local law enforcement to act as immigration agents. LD 366, sponsored by Rep. Lawrence Lockman (R-Newport), now moves to the Senate for a vote.
ACLU Launches Multi-State Legal Action on Voting Rights
Augusta - The American Civil Liberties Union today sent coordinated Freedom of Information Act requests to officials in Kansas, Indiana, New Hampshire, Maine and the U.S.