On Roe Anniversary, Collins’ Anti-Choice Record Is Clear

Collins cast the decisive vote for Brett Kavanaugh and continues to back anti-choice judges

Augusta, Maine- Today, on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, Maine Democratic Party spokesperson Kristi Johnston released the following statement on Susan Collins' role in overturning Roe and her ongoing threat to reproductive freedom:

"Susan Collins cast a decisive vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, which led to the overturning of Roe and abortion bans nationwide. And she hasn't stopped there - she continues to support anti-choice judges without hesitation, putting thousands of Mainers' health at risk. This year is the first time Susan Collins will face voters since stripping away the right to choose. Her record is clear: she is a threat to our health care and our reproductive freedom, and Mainers will reject her at the ballot box."

See Collins' record below and more at CollinsDoomedRoe.com

Susan Collins is responsible for abortion bans nationwide, after she cast the decisive vote for the judges that overturned Roe v. Wadeand voted against a bill to restore it.

• Collins voted for the confirmations of Neil Gorsuchand Brett Kavanaughas Supreme Court justices - who were later deciding votes to overturn Roe v Wadein the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organizationruling.

• Collins refused to stand up for Maine women when she voted againstthe Women's Health Protection Act, which would have restored Roe v. Wadeas the law of the land.

Collins has a long history of supporting anti-choice judges who are actively stripping rights away from women.

• Collins voted to confirma Trump-appointed judge who has argued that Mifepristone should be restricted and its FDA approval should be invalidated - even though the drug has been safely used under FDA approval for 23 years.

• Collins votedto confirm multipleTrump-appointed judges who later upheldstatewide abortion bans in Texasand Idaho.

Collins has continued to "rubber stamp" Trump-appointed anti-choice judgeswho have advocated for and defended near-total abortion bans in states. In the past few months alone Collins confirmed:

• Whitney Hermandorferto the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, who was lead counsel in a case defending Tennessee's total abortion ban.

• Maria Lanahanto the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, who defendedMissouri's near-totalabortion ban, and helped authorand argueMissouri's complaint seeking to restrict the use and access to mifepristone, a common medication abortion pill.

• Jennifer Mascottto the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, whourged the court to overturn Roe and return it to the "dustbin of history," then praisedthe Dobbs ruling, testifiedin front of the Senate Judiciary Committee defending the Court's decision to leave in place Texas' extreme abortion ban.

• William Mercerto the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, who "has repeatedly supported anti-abortion bills."

• Chad Meredithto the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, who is staunchly anti-abortion and has even defended abortion restrictionsin Kentucky.

• Jordan Prattto the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, who authoredan amicus briefin support of Florida's abortion ban where he called abortion "barbaric."

• Rebecca Taiblesonto the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, who testified that she believed the three-year-old Dobbs decision that gutted federal protections to abortion was "controlling precedent and settled law." In addition to clerking for Brett Kavanaugh, Tabileson testifiedin front of the Senate to defend Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearings.

• Edmund LaCour, Jr.to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, who as solicitor general for Alabama, defendedan Alabama abortion banthat makes no exceptions for rape or incest, and wrote that life begins at conception. LaCour also argued landmark reproductive rights cases, Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, were "illegitimate."

• Joshua Dunlapto the U.S Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which includes Maine, who advocated for a "fetal personhood bill" in Maine that would have laid the groundwork for criminalizing abortion care.

• Eric Tungto the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, who reportedly has "close ties to the anti-abortion movement," "worked extensively with the architect of Texas' heartbeat bill" and testified during his confirmationhearing he did not believe there was not "a constitutional right to abortion or same-sex marriage.

• David Bragdonto the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, who compared abortion to murderand said women "must face the consequences" of unintended pregnancy.

• Robert Chamberlinto the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, who sponsorednumerous anti-abortion laws while serving in the Mississippi state legislature, including one that bans abortion at conception.

• William Crainto the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, who campaignedon an anti-abortion platformwhen he ran for the Louisiana Supreme Court. While serving on the court in 2022, Crain votedto keep Louisiana's strict abortion ban in effect, which includes no exceptions for rape or incest.

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