AUGUSTA, Maine – Gov. Janet Mills signed an executive order on Tuesday to limit the reach of restrictive abortion laws in other states, boosting Maine’s liberal abortion laws in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that there is no federal right to an abortion.
The order, which follows similar efforts by governors in states including Massachussetts, prohibits state agencies from cooperating with another state’s investigation into a health care provider for delivering abortion care in Maine and says the governor will make all legal attempts to decline extradition attempts from other states for charges related to abortion care.
It also directors state agencies to review laws and regulations related to abortion in order to minimize barriers to accessing reproductive health care.
