Maine GOP Lawmakers Censured for Linking Mass Shooting to Abortion Law
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Two Republican lawmakers in Maine were ruled out of order after one of them suggested that a mass shooting in Lewiston was God’s retribution for an abortion bill, and the other agreed. The Speaker of Maine’s House of Representatives called their comments "extremely offensive and intentionally harmful" and signed letters to censure them. The bill to expand gender-affirming care passed in the state legislature by a narrow vote.
- Maine Reps Ruled Out of Order for Blaming Mass Shooting on Abortion Bill The Daily Beast
- Maine GOP lawmaker says Lewiston shooting was God's wrath in response to law expanding abortion access NBC News
- Fiery debate over proposed shield law leads to rare censure in Maine House The Associated Press
- Maine Republican blames mass shooting on law expanding abortion access The Hill
- 2 Maine GOP lawmakers censured for implying Lewiston mass shootings were God's punishment WGME
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