Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD975: An Act to Repeal Laws Allowing Abortion and to Criminalize Abortion
Status: Failed, June 11, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Repeal Laws Allowing Abortion and to Criminalize Abortion Received by the Clerk of the House on March 7, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative GRIFFIN of Levant. Cosponsored by Representative: LEMELIN of Chelsea. Printed on recycled paper.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Repeal Laws Allowing Abortion and to Criminalize Abortion Received by the Clerk of the House on March 7, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative GRIFFIN of Levant. Cosponsored by Representative: LEMELIN of Chelsea. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §152, sub-§8, as amended by PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, §5 and affected by §80, is repealed. Sec. 2. 14 MRSA §9002, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 648, Pt. A, §1, is amended to read: 9. Reproductive health care services. "Reproductive health care services" means all supplies, care and services of a medical, behavioral health, mental health, surgical, psychiatric, therapeutic, diagnostic, preventive, rehabilitative or supportive nature, including medication, relating to pregnancy, contraception, assisted reproduction, or pregnancy loss management or the termination of a pregnancy in accordance with the applicable standard of care as defined by major medical professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the field of reproductive health care. Sec. 3. 15 MRSA §321, sub-§2, ¶A, as amended by PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §32, is further amended to read: A. A person is charged with or …
Sponsors
- Abigail Griffin (R, 34) · primary sponsor
- Michael Lemelin (R, 53)
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on March 7, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Subjects: ABORTION, CRIMINALIZED, Legislature, Senate, RESTRICTIONS, Other
Common questions
- What is LD975?
- LD975 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Repeal Laws Allowing Abortion and to Criminalize Abortion.
- What does LD975 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Repeal Laws Allowing Abortion and to Criminalize Abortion Received by the Clerk of the House on March 7, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative GRIFFIN of Levant. Cosponsored by Representative: LEMELIN of Chelsea. Printed on recycled paper.
- What is the status of LD975?
- Failed as of June 11, 2025. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (June 11, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD975?
- Abigail Griffin (R, 34), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for LD975?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=975&snum=132
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