AUGUSTA - A Hampden state senator staged a losing one-woman debate Wednesday night in an attempt to convince the Maine Senate that parents should be consulted before abortions are performed on their minor children. Following the lead of the Maine House, which rejected LD 1575 Tuesday, the Senate voted 21-14 against the measure which included a fiscal note of $241,000 for court-related expenses associated with any resulting judicial review and appeal of a minor's court-approved abortion. Sen. Debra D. Plowman, R-Hampden, told her seatmates that "as a woman and a mother," she would want to know if one of her...