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Gabriela Martinez is nervous about her trip to Washington D.C. Not because she’s going to be in the same building as the President of the United States. Nah, it isn't that. She’s nervous because this trip to the 2023 State of the Union, or SOTU, is the same week as her econ midterm.
Over half of abortions in this country, those are happening and states where abortion is still legal. over half of those abortions are conducted through medication which has been safe and effective for over 20 years. this would have devastating impacts on what is already a crisis for women who were seeking access to legal abortion care. >> you recently wrote a letter to a.g. garland urging the justice department to appeal the texas abortion case if it undermines medication access. if you've heard back, if you are hopeful that the a.g. will act on your quickest? >> i want to say that i'm really...
Facing down tear gas, seeking only basic promise in our constitution of one person one vote will be around reality for everyone. i come every year and bring various different groups with me because we have to remember and being here physically reminds you of the facts that we've come a long way, there is a great amount of sacrifice to get us here. and we're still not there yet. we're still not fully cross that bridge. and we have to ask ourselves the question of where is the foot of the bridge today. in my view, and states all around the country and in this 2024 election cycle where we all mus...
>> all those issues -- it strikes me that we're following what's happening in texas with judge as merrick. this ruling that is going to come down any day now about abortion pills. we've talked a lot about living in a post roe america and how very often when we talk about choice it is framed as a social issue. you can argue it's a social issue. it's also an economic issue. as we sit here and we talk about the wage gap in america that reality -- the choices you make, went to fill the family, how to build a family. these are not separate issues. they are deeply connected. >> absolutely, women and...
The opioid epidemic continues to claim the lives of far too many people in our state and throughout the country. In 2022, an estimated 716 Mainers died from drug overdoses, taking an extraordinary toll on families and communities.