The Democratic co-chairs of the Judiciary Committee have scheduled a work session on LD 1619, Gov. Janet Mills late-term abortion bill, for Thursday at 2:00 pm.
The last minute scheduling move came late Wednesday evening.
The bill would do away with all of Maine’s current restrictions on abortion. It would also allow physician assistants and advanced registered nurses to perform late-term abortions.
Gov. Mills unveiled the policy earlier this year after vowing during her re-election bid that she would not change Maine’s abortion law, including the 30-year-old viability standard that limits abortions after 24-weeks gestation.
Pro-life activists believe Democratic leaders have been trying to time the scheduling of the work session to avoid giving them time enough to organize another mass turnout event.
On May 1, when LD 1619 had its first public hearing, more than 1,500 people turned out to testify against the bill.
Livestream video of the work session will be available here.
You can read the Maine Wire’s coverage of the bill here:
- Mills Makes Hard Push to Legalize Abortion Up To Nine Months
- Maine OB/GYN Backing Janet Mills’ Abortion Plan Was Deposed in $1.26M Wrongful Death Suit After Late-Term Abortion Patient Died
- Maine AG: Unborn Babies Don’t Have Rights Until They’re “Out” [VIDEO]
- Maine Democratic Rep Wants Respectful Burials for Coyotes but Cosponsors Late Term Abortion Bill
- Pro-Life Group Thinks Mills’ Late-Term Abortion Bill Lacks Votes to Pass
- Maine Women’s Lobby on Late-term Abortion Bill: “This One’s in the Bag”
- Maine Democrats Want to Legalize Abortion At Anytime in Pregnancy Despite Mills’ Campaign Stance
- Top Maine Businesses Are Funding Push for Late-Term Abortion and Far Left “Trans” Policies
