# Susan Collins: Support federal protection for abortion access and oppose federal restrictions on abortion medication.

State: position consistent

Scope: Federal abortion rights and medication access.

Canonical: https://kleory.com/p/susan-collins/positions/abortion-rights-and-medication-access/

## Then

> There has also been considerable focus on the future of abortion rights based on the concern that Judge Kavanaugh would seek to overturn Roe v. Wade. Protecting this right is important to me.

2018-10-05 · U.S. Senator for Maine

Statement explaining her vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

Source: https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins-announces-she-will-vote-confirm-judge-kavanaugh

## Now

> He promised an anti-abortion organization that he would seek to prohibit the mailing of abortion medication to women nationwide.

2026-08-04 · U.S. Senator for Maine

Statement explaining her opposition to Todd Blanche’s nomination as Attorney General.

Source: https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins-statement-on-nomination-of-todd-blanche-to-serve-as-attorney-general