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Maine Candidate Troy Jackson Reverses Stance, Backs Abortion Rights

7/24/2026

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In 2010, Senate candidate Troy Jackson said abortion should never be legal and opposed funding and fetal-tissue research.
By 2022 he called the Roe v. Wade overturn devastating, voted against restrictions, and co-sponsored a Maine law permitting abortions after viability, earning 100 % Planned Parenthood ratings since 2017.
Campaign adviser Christine Kirby told CNN Jackson now backs comprehensive abortion-rights protections, contrasting him with Sen. Susan Collins, who voted to overturn Roe.

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In 2010, Senate candidate Troy Jackson said abortion should never be legal and opposed funding and fetal-tissue research.
By 2022 he called the Roe v. Wade overturn devastating, voted against restrictions, and co-sponsored a Maine law permitting abortions after viability, earning 100 % Planned Parenthood ratings since 2017.
Campaign adviser Christine Kirby told CNN Jackson now backs comprehensive abortion-rights protections, contrasting him with Sen. Susan Collins, who voted to overturn Roe.