Maine GOP Lawmakers Censured for Blaming Lewiston Shooting on Abortion Law

Republican representatives linked the state's deadliest mass shooting to divine retribution for abortion legislation, sparking bipartisan condemnation and censure.

Republican State Rep. Michael Lemelin claimed the Lewiston mass shooting was a punishment from God for Maine's abortion law expansion.
Lemelin's comments, made during a legislative debate, were met with immediate bipartisan rebuke and led to his censure.
Both Lemelin and his supporter, Rep. Shelley Rudnicki, were barred from speaking on the chamber floor until formal apologies were issued.
The remarks were condemned as offensive and harmful to the victims, the House of Representatives, and the people of Maine.
The censure motion, requiring a two-thirds vote, passed after significant debate and backlash from both parties.

Portland Press Herald