Garrett Mason promoted an extreme anti-choice agenda throughout his political career. In 2026, Garrett Mason said he opposed Maine’s current 24-week abortion law, claiming it was “far too extreme.” In 2018, Mason opposed abortion in nearly all cases, including rape and incest.
Garrett Mason had a history of supporting policies that limited access to family planning and reproductive health care. In 2025, he supported shutting down Maine Family Planning clinics, opposed public funding for Planned Parenthood despite its non-abortion services, and argued the state prioritized funding for these providers over nursing homes.
In 2015, Mason introduced infertility legislation that restricted access to family planning care.The bill limited eligibility to married patients and excluded some individuals from coverage. It also allowed insurers to impose high out-of-pocket costs that could cost patients thousands.
2026: Mason Called A Maine 2023 Abortion Law That Permitted Abortion When Medically Necessary “Far Too Extreme” And Suggested He Was Open To Rolling Back The Law Or Proposing New Restrictions As Governor. According to News Center Maine, "Mason opposes abortion and public funding for Planned Parenthood. He called Maine’s 2023 law permitting abortion later in pregnancy, after fetal viability at 24 weeks and when deemed medically necessary by a doctor, a ‘far outlier.’ When asked if he would seek to roll back that law or propose restrictions on abortion services, Mason said, 'It would not be on the top of my agenda.’ He said, ‘I can tell you that what I don't like is the current nine-month ability to abort a child. I think that that is far too extreme." [News Center Maine, 3/10/26]
2018: Mason Opposed Abortion In Nearly All Cases, Including Rape And Incest, Allowing Exceptions Only To Save The Life Of The Mother. According to Bangor Daily News, “He opposes abortion in every instance except to save the life of a mother. When asked why he opposes it in the rare cases of rape or incest, he said anti-abortion advocates must be consistent on the issue and it is ‘still a life.’” [Bangor Daily News, 5/28/18]
October 2025: Garrett Mason Said He Was “Perfectly Fine” With Shutting Down Maine Family Planning Clinics And Claimed Patients Could Seek Care Elsewhere. According to Garrett Mason on The Garrett Mason Show, “Maine family planning losing a bunch of money. And, you know, it was framed in this way that we are supposed to feel bad about it. I'm not going to feel bad about that. No, I'm not going to feel bad about Maine family planning, losing their grant. You know, this is, it's, it's an abortion clinic. You know, there's plenty of other places in the state where you can go and get urgent care, or you can go and get general care. It doesn't have to be to an abortion clinic that, you know that that's where you have to get your health care. It doesn't have to be to an abortion clinic that, you know that that's where you have to get your health care. It's just not, it's just not the case. And those are the things we used to be able to disagree with. And I think it's a really good example, because, you know, not only are my words that I say, they might be harsh, but there are many that would look at that as pure violence, and that's it's just not the case. It's just I don't agree with that, and I do hope they I'm perfectly fine with shutting them down.” [Garrett Mason, The Garrett Mason Show, 10/22/25] (VIDEO)
October 2025: Garrett Mason Claimed There Was A “Culture Of Death,” Criticized Funding For Abortion Providers, And Claimed Maine Prioritized Them Over Nursing Homes. According to Garrett Mason on The Garrett Mason Show, “We are the oldest state by median age in this country, and you know, our nursing homes are closing left and right, but we're funding— And it goes back to the culture of death that the that the left has, it's, it's like, let's not find the nursing homes, but make sure the abortion clinic is wide open. It's insane.” [Garrett Mason, The Garrett Mason Show, 10/22/25] (VIDEO)
2026: Garrett Mason Criticized Maine’s Law Allowing Abortion Later In Pregnancy And Opposed Public Funding For Planned Parenthood. According to News Center Maine, “Mason opposes abortion and public funding for Planned Parenthood. He called Maine’s 2023 law permitting abortion later in pregnancy, after fetal viability at 24 weeks and when deemed medically necessary by a doctor, a ‘far outlier.’” [News Center Maine, 3/10/26]
KFF: Planned Parenthood Provided Contraception, Cancer Screenings, And Preventive Care, While Abortion Accounted For Just 4 Percent Of Services. According to KFF, “In many communities Planned Parenthood is the only clinic offering reproductive health care, including contraception, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, abortion services, pregnancy testing, cancer screenings like Pap smears and breast exams, and other preventive services. One third of Planned Parenthood’s revenue comes from state and federal government funding, including Medicaid, to provide health care services. According to Planned Parenthood’s 2022-2023 Annual Report, abortion services make up 4% of all the health services they provide, and federal funds rarely go toward abortion care (only in cases of rape, incest and life-threatening situations). The vast majority of the state and federal funding goes to reimburse reproductive and preventive services.” [KFF, 5/15/25]
2015: Garrett Mason Introduced Legislation Requiring Health Insurance Plans To Cover Infertility Treatments Only For Married Patients And Excluding Coverage When Infertility Resulted From Sexually Transmitted Diseases. According to Bangor Daily News, "Senate Majority Leader Garrett Mason, a Lisbon Republican known for taking socially conservative positions, has introduced a bill that would require health insurance providers in Maine to include coverage for infertility treatments as long as the patient is married and is not infertile as the result of a sexually transmitted disease." [Bangor Daily News, 4/14/15]
2015: Garrett Mason’s Infertility Bill Drew Opposition From Reproductive Rights Groups Who Said It Was “Not The Role Of The Government To Make Decisions Around The Morality Of People’s Behavior.” According to Bangor Daily News, "Those two provisions in the bill designed to reduce barriers to infertility treatments drew passionate opposition from some lawmakers on the Insurance and Financial Services Committee, as well as from the Maine Alliance for Reproductive Freedom and Maine Women's Lobby. 'We don't believe it's the role of the government to make decisions around the morality of people's behavior,' said Kate Brogan, speaking on behalf of Planned Parenthood of Maine and the Alliance for Reproductive Freedom." [Bangor Daily News, 4/14/15]
2015: Garrett Mason’s Infertility Coverage Bill Would Allow Insurance Companies To Require Co-Payments Of Up To 50 Percent, Which Could Cost Patients Thousands Of Dollars. According to Bangor Daily News, “Under Mason's bill, insurance companies would be allowed to require co-payments of up to 50 percent for the treatments, which can run easily into the thousands of dollars. [...] Oftentimes, a couple builds their future around a plan of having children and can be devastated when they are unable to conceive a child through natural methods,' said Mason. 'Fortunately, there are many safe and effective treatments for overcoming infertility.' The number of Mainers affected by infertility, however, and how much this concept would financially affect insurance companies, is not known because the last time the issue was studied was in 2003 by the Maine Bureau of Insurance. That prompted some to suggest that the bill be put on hold until a new study can be conducted." [Bangor Daily News, 4/14/15]