Background
The Committee on Judiciary will hold a Public Hearing on Friday, March 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM at
📍 State House, Room 438, Augusta, to discuss LD 253 "An Act to Prevent the MaineCare Program from Covering Abortion Services," LD 682 "An Act to Amend Certain Laws Regarding Abortions," LD 886 "An Act to Regulate Medication Abortions," LD 887 "An Act to Make Manufacturers Responsible for Proper Disposal of Abortion Drugs and Require a Health Care Provider to Be Physically Present During a Chemical Abortion," LD 975 "An Act to Repeal Laws Allowing Abortion and to Criminalize Abortion," and LD 1007 "An Act to Update the State's Informed Consent Laws Regarding Drug-induced Abortion."
If you want to read LD 253, click here: https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/display_ps.asp?snum=132&paper=HP0162&PID=1456
If you want to read LD 682, click here: https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/display_ps.asp?snum=132&paper=SP0297&PID=1456
If you want to read LD 886, click here: https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/display_ps.asp?snum=132&paper=HP0572&PID=1456
If you want to read LD 887, click here: https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/display_ps.asp?snum=132&paper=HP0573&PID=1456
If you want to read LD 975, click here: https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/display_ps.asp?snum=132&paper=HP0635&PID=1456
If you want to read LD 1007, click here: https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/display_ps.asp?snum=132&paper=HP0654&PID=1456
In lieu of personally testifying in support of this bill, you may testify via Zoom, or by online testimony using the following link: https://www.mainelegislature.org/testimony/. Do this prior to the public hearing.
See below for EVERYTHING you're going to need to get this done, including testimony!
🔹 Steps to submit testimony online:
1️⃣ Click: "Public Hearing".
2️⃣ Choose a committee: "Judiciary" - using the drop-down menu.
3️⃣ Choose date: March 28, 2025, 9:30 AM - using the drop-down menu.
4️⃣ Click: LD 253 (You may submit separate testimony for each bill if you so choose, though not necessary).
5️⃣ Enter your testimony in the box (or click the checkbox if you want to testify via Zoom).
6️⃣ Complete your contact information.
7️⃣ Click: "I'm not a robot"
8️⃣ Click: "Submit/Register".
Action Time-Window
⚠️ Please consider taking action by March 24, 2025.
Template
The below is a community member's testimony. Feel free to use it, something of your own, or something as simple as as "I support LDs 253, 682, 886, 887, 975, and 1007 and they "ought to pass." To get other wording ideas, as online testimony is submitted for this bill, you can see it here: https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/JUD/03-28-2025?panel=0&time=0&sortdir=0&sortby=2 after clicking on the bill number.
I support LD 253, LD 682, LD 886, LD 887, LD 975, and LD 1007 concerning abortions in Maine.
These bills, once law, will impose a number of controls on abortions here in Maine. These include prohibiting Mainecare from paying for abortions, regulating what appears to be an unregulated procedure using abortion drugs, disposal of biohazard waste, requiring licensed health care professionals to be present for abortions, changing the standard for when an abortion may be performed after viability, and ultimately, repealing the laws authorizing abortion to include criminalizing abortion in Maine.
I support LD 253, LD 682, LD 886, LD 887, LD 975, and LD 1007 and they “ought to pass.”
Credit for the above goes to our community member Danny (@DannyEmerson61) from the South Berwick Republican Committee (@BerwickSouth).
Disclaimer
A community member has shared this personal template for those who wish to express their views on the bill(s) mentioned above. This template is not an official PTP position, and using it is entirely up to you. Pine Tree Patriots encourages civic participation but does not endorse or support specific actions or policies. Please remember this is an individual initiative.
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