Maine Attorney General joins veterans abortion care lawsuit

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey is joining a multi-state lawsuit challenging a new rule restricting veterans’ and their families’ access to abortion care.

According to the lawsuit, the Department of Veterans Affairs rule, finalized in December of 2025, denies abortion care to 90% of previously eligible veterans.

It reverses a 2022 rule that allowed abortion care in cases of rape, incest, or a life-threatening emergency.

The states argue the new rule could leave veterans and their families with expensive medical bills and confuse providers during life-threatening emergencies.

Attorneys General from more than 20 other states have joined the lawsuit.