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Commentary: If reelected to Maine’s Legislature, I will scratch and claw to strengthen a woman’s right to choose

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion October 11, 2022

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Anyone in Maine who cares about women and their bodies should be outraged about the decision earlier this year by the U.S. Supreme Court overruling Roe v Wade. Some people think Roe v. Wade is controversial. I don’t. Some people feel uneasy about handing the pregnancy-termination decision over to women. Not me. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sophie Warren is a Democrat serving her first term as state representative for District 29, representing the coastal... + full article



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