Abortion rights group outraises opponents, spends big on ad campaign supporting Maryland ballot question

Abortion rights advocates trying to drum up support for Maryland’s reproductive freedom ballot question have vastly outraised and outspent their opponents — pulling in more than five times the funds and unleashing a new $500,000 ad campaign three weeks before Election Day. Backed by a hefty investment from Planned Parenthood and other large donations, the advocates raised more than $752,000 and spent $400,000 through early October with their organization, Freedom in Reproduction Maryland, according to new campaign finance reports released Friday.