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Troy Jackson on Abortion

 

 


I would absolutely vote to protect reproductive rights

Q: If a bill creating federal protections for abortion access came before the Senate, would you vote for it?

Jackson: Absolutely I would vote for it. I've made sure that Maine has some of the most progressive reproductive rights bills in the country. I made sure that low income women had access to reproductive rights through MaineCare. Over the last decade or more, I've been fighting consistently to make sure that women had access because I understood that it was important. It was health care and it was an economic issue for them to decide when and if they were going to have a family. Our records have changed. Mine has gotten better, hers has gotten worse. She has made sure that I think she's put 55 anti-abortion judges onto the courts.

Collins: Not only would I vote for it, I authored such a bill. Troy from the year 2000 until he ran for the House seat in 2014 was very anti-choice. He was for a bill that would not allow abortions when the mother's life was at risk.

Source: C-SPAN transcript of 2026 Maine Senate debate , Oct 8, 2026

Sustainably fund family planning services

For too long, funding for family planning services has remained stagnant. With widespread attacks on reproductive freedom, access to quality, affordable reproductive care across Maine is more important than ever. It's time to fund family planning services sustainably so access to care isn't in jeopardy every two years.
Source: 2026 Maine Governor campaign website JacksonForMaine.com , Mar 23, 2026

Expand access to abortion later in pregnancy post-Dobbs

LD1619: An Act to Improve Maine's Reproductive Privacy Laws:

Summary by ACLU Maine in support, October 25, 2023: Against a landscape of increasing attacks on sexual and reproductive healthcare nationwide, several new laws take effect today in Maine that protect and expand access to abortion and related care. Laws that take effect include LD 1619, legislation that makes Maine the first state in the country to expand access to abortion later in pregnancy post-Dobbs. LD 1619 also removed criminal penalties attached to abortion care and no other medical procedure and updated the state's antiquated abortion data collection requirements.

Legislative Outcome:Passed House 73-69-9 on Jun/27/23; Troy Jackson voted YES; passed Senate 20-11-4 on Jul/6/23; signed by Governor Janet Mills on Jul/19/23.

Source: ACLU Maine on Maine Legislature voting records LD1619 , Jun 27, 2023

Other governors on Abortion: Troy Jackson on other issues:
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Angus King
Ed Crockett
Hannah Pingree
Janet Mills
Paul LePage
Rick Bennett
Robert Charles
Shenna Bellows
ME Senatorial:
Angus King
David Costello
Demi Kouzounas
Graham Platner
Janet Mills
Susan Collins

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