The Mainers impacted by this policy are, by definition, low-income. For many of them, the denial of funding for an abortion causes them to delay their abortions, at a potential risk to their health. Some people skip necessary expenses such as food, rent or heat in order to save enough to pay for abortion care. Since the majority of people who have abortions already have a child at home, this means entire families may suffer. Still other people have been forced to carry their pregnancies to term.

 

This report details the consequences of Maine's discriminatory, unequal access to abortion care.