Another View: Maine physicians ask for no vote on Question 1

In our global health work, many of us have seen polio, measles, whooping cough, tetanus, and other preventable diseases ravage the lives of children and families.

Republicans, Democrats split on whether to back Question 1

Maine Republican candidates favor vaccine referendum, Democrats oppose it and independents vary on how to vote.

Wording of vaccine referendum raising questions for some voters

A ‘yes’ vote overturns Maine's new law eliminating all non-medical exemptions to school-required vaccinations, while a ‘no’ vote maintains it.

Vaccine vote exposes a collision of individual, community rights

Maine’s new mandate for school-age children pits individual rights against those of the greater community. Parents argue they just want their kids to be safe.

Referendum aims to restore vaccine opt-outs in Maine

Debate is intensifying over a referendum aimed at reversing a law that eliminates religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccinations

Tom Waddell: Protect your health and religious freedom

Vote no on Question 1 on March 3.

Our View: Don’t be fooled by anti-vaccination Maine referendum campaign

Question 1 has nothing to do with stopping Big Pharma or most of the other talking points pushed by its backers.

Campaigns begin public fight over Maine law limiting vaccine exemptions

Opponents of the law see the elimination of non-medical exemptions for schoolchildren as government overreach, while supporters argue that children's health is at stake.

Follow the Money: Vaccination vote donations

Opponents of Maine vaccine law have big lead in fundraising race

New finance reports for PACs involved in the campaigns over Question 1 show that opponents of the new vaccine law have outraised supporters 5 to 1.