AUGUSTA, Maine, April 9 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on April 7, 2026: * * * Emergency bill to better protect the public when hospital birthing centers are slated to close signed into law LD 2189, a bill recommended by the Commission on Hospitals and Health Care to better protect patients and the public when birthing centers are slated to close was signed into law on Friday, April 3. The Legislature added an emergency clause to the bill, ensuring its protections wil  more