Maine: Planned Parenthood Of Northern New England

May 1, 2009 - 07:20 am
NEWS FEED: Turn Maine Blue

May Day health care reform events

This May Day hundreds of Mainers will visit Senators Snowe and Collins' offices in Biddeford, Portland, Auburn, Lewiston, Augusta, Bangor, and Presque Isle to highlight the urgent need for federal reform that creates access to quality, affordable health care for all. A "Health Care Caravan" of twenty-five activists will travel to each office, meeting up with many more local residents in each city. At each office, community members will present the Senators with a lighthouse, share a personal story related to the health care crisis, and request that the Senator be a "guiding light" out of the health care crisis by supporting a public health insurance plan at the national level for everyone in America.

Wed, 10/08/2008 - 11:27

SCOTUS nominations cause pro-choice group to switch allegiance, support Allen

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England today endorsed U.S. Rep. Tom Allen (D-Portland) in his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Bangor). The group had endorsed Collins in 2002.

Chris Quint, director of public affairs for the group, told PolitickerME.com that they switched allegiance because of Collins’ support of recently appointed Supreme Court justices.

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