The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, is the Maine Senate majority leader. Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, is the assistant Senate majority leader. Across Maine and the country, people have been joining in demonstrations, protests and days of action to protect our right to reproductive freedom.