This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Reproductive Justice movement –– a framework created by 12 Black women as a tool to imagine a more holistic, liberatory approach to reproductive health advocacy. In 1994, the Women of African Descent for Reproductive Justice (WADRJ) convened for the first time in Chicago to address how the […]
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Domestic violence is a deeply disturbing and pervasive issue that affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. In the United States, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence. It is a problem that transcends boundaries of gender, race, and socioeconomic status. But what sometimes goes unnoticed is […]
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Health Care, Reproductive Justice
In the realm of public health and social advocacy, two seemingly distinct movements have emerged, each with its own unique objectives and strategies. Harm reduction, primarily associated with substance use and addiction, and reproductive justice, focused on gender equity and bodily autonomy, might appear disconnected at first glance. However, a deeper analysis reveals that these […]
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Abortion, Reproductive Health, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights
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 coalition partners we advanced legislation that protects and expands access to abortion in Maine, and we are proud of everything that we were able to […]
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This month (and every month), we’re focusing on the reproductive justice movement, a movement and framework designed and led by Black women and femmes. Alongside activists and state legislators we’re working hard to address crucial health disparities affecting Black people living in Maine, and the current national trends are staggering. Due to systemic racism cancer rates among Black women are disproportionately high, […]
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Abortion, Get Involved, Health Care, Reproductive Health, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights
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 22 & 23 respectively, and both have been rendered bittersweet by last June’s disastrous Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling, reversing a half-century of precedent and […]
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Health Care, Reproductive Justice
Following the news that Representative Rachel Talbot Ross has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 131st session of the Maine Legislature, Maine Family Planning President and CEO George A. Hill released the following statement: “Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross’s ascension to the Speakership is a long overdue moment to celebrate, and a reminder that […]
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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 of advancing them. This is a dark moment in our history. By voting to overturn its own precedent set by Roe v. Wade in 1973, […]
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Get Involved, Reproductive Justice
Yesterday we wrestled with whether or not it made sense for us to make a statement about the shooting in Buffalo. We asked ourselves, is our voice needed in this moment? Ultimately the answer is yes. All of our voices are needed in this moment. We must publicly and vigorously call out white supremacy and […]
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Abortion, Get Involved, Reproductive Health, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights, Uncategorized
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 to protect access to abortion locally and nationally. Donate to Abortion Funds You don’t need to start an ‘underground‘ network to help people get abortions […]
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