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Maine Right To Life

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Maine Right To Life

Aaron Chadborne discusses current events and introduces Mike McClellan from Maine Right to Life to talk about an upcoming event. The event, a summer banquet on June 26 at the Italian Heritage Center in Portland, will feature keynote speaker Dr. Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood director turned anti-abortion advocate. They discuss the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion laws, the desensitization to abortion, and the broader issues of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. They also touch on the cultural shift away from valuing family and life, and the implications of Maine’s aggressive abortion laws.

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