Abortion
Augusta, Maine –– Following the news that the United States Supreme Court reinstated a lower court ruling temporarily allowing abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, as required by the Emergency […]
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The case being heard before the Supreme Court this week has nothing to do with patient safety, as the anti-abortion groups that brought the lawsuit claim. Decades of research show […]
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Eisenstadt v. Baird gave the legal right to contraception to everyone. But 52 years later, we still have to work to ensure everyone has the human right to bodily autonomy and the resources and freedom to control their sexual and reproductive lives.
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This legislative session has been a long and grueling one, and Maine Family Planning acknowledges the work that all our citizen lawmakers do on behalf of their constituents. Together with […]
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Augusta, Maine –– Following the news that a Texas federal judge ruled in favor of anti-abortion organizations in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone, one […]
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On February 21st, Governor Mills joined 19 governors to form the Reproductive Freedom Alliance, a coalition that seeks to protect and advocate for abortion access across the country. Maine Family Planning […]
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This month marks the arrival of two milestones: the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision, and the second annual Maternal Health Awareness Day. Both occasions fall on January […]
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2023 kicked off this week with significant news for abortion access. On Tuesday, January 3, 2023, the FDA codified its December 2021 lifting of the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone […]
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MFP Statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Today in its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court voted to erode civil rights instead […]
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Scared about the future of abortion access after the recent leaked opinion from the Supreme Court? Don’t despair, act. We’ve compiled a helpful list of proactive steps you can take […]
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