Maine prepares for increase in out-of-state abortion seekers

Within hours of Friday's Supreme Court ruling, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England had already fielded calls from three women living in a so-called 'dark state' in search of an abortion appointment in Maine, a spokeswoman says.

Waterville demonstrators protest overturn of Roe v. Wade

By late morning, about 30 people carrying signs stood on sidewalks in downtown Waterville, decrying the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, saying there is recourse: a large voter turnout in the midterm elections.

Sen. Collins, facing backlash, calls Supreme Court decision ‘a sudden and radical jolt’

The Maine Republican claimed during their confirmations that Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh would protect precedent and Roe even though experts warned they would not.

What Maine leaders say about abortion ruling

In historic ruling, Supreme Court overturns abortion rights, freeing states to enact bans

The decision, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents, made possible by an emboldened right side of the court.

Abortions in Maine rose at twice the national average over 3-year period

A research group that supports abortion rights said a national increase reverses a 30-year downward trend and is likely the result of policies such as Maine's decision to expand insurance coverage of abortion.

Abortion rights supporters, opponents confront each other in downtown Portland

Abortion rights demonstrators use tambourines, drums, water bottles filled with spare change and a megaphone to try to drown out anti-abortion protesters.