Maine Legislature Passes Shield Law for Abortion and Transgender Procedures

Republicans warn it will lead to child trafficking and kidnapping, while advocates say it will protect what is already legal in Maine.
Maine Legislature Passes Shield Law for Abortion and Transgender Procedures
The Capitol building in Augusta, Maine, on July 29, 2023. Richard Moore/The Epoch Times
Alice Giordano
Alice Giordano
Freelance reporter
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Maine may soon become a haven for women from other states looking to access late-term abortions and minors who want to undergo gender reassignment treatments and procedures.

Both chambers of the state Legislature have approved a so-called shield law in the New England state, and Gov. Janet Mills has already vowed to sign it. The House passed the bill on Wednesday along party lines in a vote of 80–70, and the Senate passed the bill on Thursday in another party line vote of 21–13, with one member absent.

Alice Giordano
Alice Giordano
Freelance reporter
Alice Giordano is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times. She is a former news correspondent for The Boston Globe, Associated Press, and the New England bureau of The New York Times.