LD 227, An Act Regarding Legally Protected Health Care Activity in the State

This law, signed and supported by Governor Mills, protects providers and patients from hostile laws enacted in other states and ensures that access to gender-affirming and reproductive care can continue consistent with Maine’s laws. It does this by ensuring resources in the state are not used to further hostile litigation from other states; creating a civil right of action to respond to litigation filed by other states against Maine health care providers; protecting providers’ personal contact information; and enhancing protections for related to medical records being sought by states where reproductive and gender-affirming health care is banned.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: July 17, 2024

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About the Reproductive Freedom Alliance

The Reproductive Freedom Alliance (RFA) is a nonpartisan coalition of 23 governors working together to protect and expand reproductive freedom across the United States. By supporting state policy change, RFA has helped equip governors with the tools to protect and expand access to reproductive health care, defend the rights of patients and providers, and advance state policies to safeguard reproductive freedom. RFA is supported by GovAct, a nonpartisan nonprofit initiative that helps governors work across state lines to champion fundamental freedoms and improve people’s lives.