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Abortion Clinic Operator Likens Maine’s Ban on Public Funding for Abortion To Sexual Assault

November 19, 2017

“At issue is power. Restricting access to abortion is one of the most insidious ways that patriarchal, misogynist and racist politicians exert such power,” writes the executive director of an abortion clinic in Bangor, Maine, arguing that Maine state government has no right to prevent government money from paying for abortions.