How We Can Better Educate Our Youth on Menstruation

Health Care, Reproductive Health, Reproductive Justice, Sex Ed

By Isabelle Christie, Special Contributor to Maine Family Planning On my first day of sixth grade, my mother gave me a gift: a small, floral pouch with two pads secured […]

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MFP Intern Spotlight

Birth Control, Family Planning, Get Involved, Health Care, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights, Sex Ed

We asked Laura Parent, an intern on our Prevention team, to reflect on her time with MFP. We were deeply moved by her response and we are honored to share […]

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What If I Need an Abortion During Covid-19?

Abortion, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights

First things first: Maine Family Planning continues to provide medication abortions and aspiration abortions for all Mainers amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Call 207-922-3222 to find out how we can help […]

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An Update from Augusta: What Happens Now?

Family Planning, Get Involved, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights

We at Maine Family Planning want to keep you updated on the status of advocacy efforts that YOU have supported related to family planning. Last Tuesday, the Maine State Legislature […]

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Fighting Abortion Stigma With Facts

40 Days, Abortion, Fake Clinics, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights

The anti-abortion protesters outside our clinic in Augusta spread lies and misinformation about abortion care, often citing debunked research to raise confusion among patients seeking safe and legal health care. […]

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Celebrating Indie Abortion Providers by Sharing Power, Purpose and Vision in 2020

Abortion, Reproductive Justice

In case you haven’t heard us brag about it before, Maine Family Planning is an independent (indie) abortion care provider and we are proud of it! On this Abortion Provider […]

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Celebrating 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 […]

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40 Facts for 40 Days: Fighting Fear With Facts

40 Days, Abortion, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights, Title X

For 40 days in March and April, anti-abortion protesters were outside Maine Family Planning’s clinic in Augusta, peddling lies and propaganda. During this time, our patients and providers were forced […]

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Maine Moves Closer to Equitable Abortion Access

Abortion, Get Involved, Health Care, Medicaid, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights

LD 820, An Act To Prevent Discrimination in Public and Private Insurance Coverage for Pregnant Women in Maine, was passed out of the legislature’s Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee […]

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Sign On To Support Equitable Abortion Access With LD 820

Abortion, Get Involved, Health Care, Medicaid, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights

At Maine Family Planning, we believe your access to abortion care should not depend on how much money you make, where you live or who provides your health insurance. Your […]

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