For media inquiries, please contact pressroom@mainefamilyplanning.org.
Please check out Physicians for Reproductive Health’s Resources for Journalists Reporting on Abortion, the Associated Press Style Guide for recommendations on language when reporting on abortion, and the Human Rights Campaign’s Brief Guide to Getting Transgender Coverage Right.
January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023
Maine Family Planning funds 62 health centers in 15 counties:
In CY23, we served 31,473 patients:
We administered:
Maine Family Planning Offering Telehealth and In-Person Care to Meet Patient Needs During Pandemic – August 18, 2020
Maine’s Independent Abortion Providers Applaud Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion Access – June 29, 2020
At Hearing, State Legislators, Patients, Providers Voice Support for Maine’s Strong, State Family Planning Network – February 13, 2020
Reproductive Health Patients, Providers Support Speaker Gideon’s Bill to Sustain Strong, Statewide Family Planning Network – February 13, 2020
Maine Family Planning Withdraws from Title X Family Planning Program – July 16, 2019
9th Circuit Court Restores Nationwide Injunction on Gag Rule – July 3, 2019
Judge Refuses to Block Title X Rule in Maine – July 3, 2019
Emergency Request to Block Title X Rule Filed in Maine – June 21, 2019
Governor Signs Bill to Expand Abortion Access in Maine – June 10, 2019
MFP Applauds State Senate on Passing LD 820 – May 14, 2019
Maine Family Planning Responds to Nationwide Injunction on Gag Rule – April 26, 2019
Maine Family Planning to Fight Domestic Gag Rule – February 22, 2019
The Portland Press Herald: “More women in Maine, nation turning to medication abortion,” August 28, 2022
The 19th News: “Family planning clinics, a safe space for transgender patients, face a new battle after Roe v. Wade,” August 22, 2022
News Center Maine: “Monkeypox vaccination clinics now available in Maine,” August 5, 2022
News Center Maine: “Maine abortion clinics anticipate influx of out-of-staters seeking services,” July 6, 2022
Maine Public: “Sherry Huber, trailblazing politician who defended abortion rights and Maine’s forests, dies at 84,” June 14, 2022
Maine Public: “Medication abortion is increasingly the method of choice in Maine,” May 18, 2022
The Maine Monitor: “Abortion will continue in Maine even as Supreme Court looks to overturn Roe,” May 3, 2022
TheCounty.me: “Maine Family Planning expands to offer primary care in Houlton and Presque Isle,” February 10, 2022
Free Press Online: “Expanded options, new providers at Maine Family Planning in Belfast, Thomaston,” December 2, 2021
Pen Bay Pilot: “Rockland Family Planning moves to Thomaston,” March 18, 2021
Mother Jones: “Activists Have a Plan to Increase Abortion Access: Let Nurses Perform Them,” May 30, 2019
Portland Press Herald: “Maine group sues Trump administration over ‘gag rule’ for family planning clinics,” March 6, 2019
Bangor Daily News: “Trump’s abortion ‘gag rule’ challenged by federal lawsuit in Maine,” March 6, 2019
Maine Public: “Maine Family Planning files lawsuit to block changes to Title X,” March 6, 2019
Rewire.News: “‘More than an Undue Burden’: Trump’s Domestic Gag Rule Faces Flurry of Lawsuits,” March 6, 2019
Rolling Stone: “Clinics, Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration to Stop Abortion Gag Rule,” March 6, 2019
Portland Press Herald op-ed by MFP president & CEO George Hill: “Why we are going to court over Trump’s Gag Rule,” February 28, 2019
We will continue to offer the same full spectrum of compassionate, nonjudgmental, expert care.
Abortion care remains legal in Maine. You can access medication abortion at all 18 of our health centers, and via telehealth. You can access an in-clinic abortion procedure at our Augusta health center up to 14 weeks from the first day of your last menstrual period.
Gender affirming care is still legal in the State of Maine. We will continue providing this care at our Lewiston, Norway, Belfast, Fort Kent, Presque Isle, Thomaston, and Bangor health centers. Mainers aged 16 & up can access gender affirming care, including hormone replacement therapy with or without a parent’s permission. If you have questions about financial barriers, ask about our Open Door program.
We will do everything we can to ensure that all Mainers can continue to access vital, lifesaving healthcare, no matter where they live or how much money they make.
