What’s a Wellness Visit?
Many patients know to call us at Maine Family Planning when something’s up — you have an uncomfortable symptom, you missed your period, you had unprotected sex. (Our number is […]
Read MoreCelebrating MFP’s Dedicated Nurse Practitioners
Abortion, Birth Control, Health Care, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights, Title X
It’s National Nurses Week! That means it’s time to celebrate the compassionate, dedicated, and expert nurse practitioners who work at Maine Family Planning’s 18 clinics statewide. Our NPs are the […]
Read MoreWhat’s Up With Emergency Contraception & Your Weight?
Have you been watching — and loving — Shrill, Hulu’s new comedy series adapted from Lindy West’s book, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman? We have! One episode raised questions about the […]
Read MoreStatewide Defend Title X Coalition Declares: No Gag Rule!
Abortion, Birth Control, Health Care, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights, Title X, Uncategorized
Today, a statewide coalition representing tens of thousands of patients, providers, and advocates voiced its collective opposition to the Trump administration’s proposed Domestic Gag Rule, which would gut the Title […]
Read MoreWe’re Gearing Up to Fight Trump’s Gag Rule & Stop Title X Sabotage
Abortion, Birth Control, Get Involved, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights, Title X
For close to 50 years, Maine Family Planning has been the sole Title X grantee for the state of Maine, administering a bedrock federal program enacted under President Richard Nixon […]
Read MoreWe’re Honoring Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights (GRR!)
Abortion, Birth Control, Get Involved, Health Care, Reproductive Rights
At the 2018 Birds & The Bees Spring Soiree, coming up on Saturday, Maine Family Planning will proudly bestow the David and Sherry Huber Award to our friends at Grandmothers […]
Read MoreTrump’s Dangerous Budget Proposal
The Trump Administration’s budget proposal released yesterday is an affront to women and families nationwide. It targets abortion providers like Maine Family Planning by prohibiting any Health and Human Services […]
Read MoreWeighing the Benefits (and Risks) of Birth Control
A study published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) found a slightly elevated breast cancer risk among women who used low-dose hormonal birth control. The roughly 20 percent increased risk […]
Read MoreNew Abortion Data: A Clarion Call to Family Planning Advocates
Abortion, Birth Control, Reproductive Justice
On Thursday, the Guttmacher Institute released a new analysis published in the American Journal of Public Health, giving insight into US abortion trends. The data is fascinating and Maine Family Planning views it […]
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