Collins’ Kavanaugh vote should rule her out of the running | Letter

[](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/election-2026/) _[Read all of our coverage](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/election-2026/) of Maine's 2026 election or stay up to date with the latest developments through the [Maine Political Report](https://www.pressherald.com/mprnewsletter/) in your inbox or [text messages](https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/11/maine-political-news-sent-right-to-your-phone-sign-up-for-text-alerts-from-our-editor/) from politics editor Kirby Wilson._ Someone who supports American families and the children from which they rise in our society ought reasonably to want full and unfettered health care access for all American women of childbearing age.  How does Sen. Susan Collins sleep at night knowing about the harm to women because of her vote for Brett Kavanaugh? Collins was 20 years old at the time of the Roe v. Wade ruling. Do we think she never feared an unplanned pregnancy? She knew then that we had finally been given protected, full legal autonomy over our own bodies. I shudder to think about the young women who cannot rely upon that because of Collins’ proud vote for Kavanaugh. She’s clearly not working for her female constituents. They have a far healthier view of themselves as self-possessed women. Maybe Collins doesn’t realize that millennial women and Gen Z women, the cohort born in Collins’ first year in public office, are used to owning their bodies? This makes it stunningly clear that she should be voted out of public office. Graham Platner’s promise to fight for full access to healthcare for every American is exactly what we need. And, as he says, we’re just getting started. As for Maine, so for America. **Maureen P. Phillips, Ph.D.** _Captain, USAF/ANG (retired)_ _Lewiston, N.Y._ Copy the Story Link Tagged: [election 2026](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/election-2026/), [letter to the editor](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/letter-to-the-editor/), [senate 2026](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/senate-2026/)