Sen. Dill earns perfect score for voting record to protect reproductive rights

AUGUSTA – Sen. Jim Dill, D-Old Town, earned a perfect score from Planned Parenthood Maine for protecting reproductive rights and access to health care for Mainers. Sen. Dill is one of 22 senators to earn a perfect score for their 2021 voting record from Planned Parenthood Maine.

“I am proud to have received a perfect score from Planned Parenthood Maine,” said Sen. Dill. “I believe that the government should not stand between people and their health care providers. When people can make their own decisions about their reproductive health care, they have more control over their economic security.”

Planned Parenthood scored Maine legislators on their votes on six bills that sought to undermine access to abortion in the state. One of the proposals rejected by lawmakers advocated a medically dangerous practice that is, in some cases, life-threatening to the patient.

Sen. Dill has been a strong advocate for reproductive freedom this session. He voted to defeat six anti-choice bills designed to threaten, undermine or interfere with access to safe, quality reproductive health care. Reproductive health care must be accessible and affordable, and available to people throughout their lives.

Despite overwhelming public support for abortion access across the country, states enacted more than 100 abortion restrictions in a single year, including the draconian Texas abortion ban. Although Maine Legislature debated similar proposals, state lawmakers stood together to reject harmful proposals and protect Mainers’ access to abortion and reproductive health care.

Planned Parenthood provides reproductive and other health care services, including abortion care, immunizations and cancer screenings.

The complete Maine Senate legislative scorecard can be found here.