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- ↑ "Griffin Abigail – Maine House Republicans". mainehousegop.org. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ "Maine House of Representatives". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ↑ "Abigail Griffin". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ↑ Hirschkorn, Phil (2023-05-05). "Maine legislature gives a public hearing to Republican-sponsored anti-abortion bills". WMTW. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
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