Family Planning Advocates Held Day of Action to Call on Legislature to Fund Bill Investing in Maine’s Family Planning Network Augusta, Maine –– On Thursday, dozens of advocates from across the state gathered at the State House urging lawmakers to fund LD 1478, “An Act to Improve Women’s Health and Economic Security by Funding Family […]
Read MoreAbortion, Get Involved, Health Care, Reproductive Health, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights, Uncategorized
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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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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Birth Control, Health Care, STIs, Uncategorized
It is always a delicate judgement call here in Maine, deciding when to officially call it ‘spring,’ but we’re calling it here at Maine Family Planning. The daffodils and forsythia are in full bloom, and seedlings are going into the ground any day. As we look forward to warmer days and more time outside, as […]
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By Mareisa Weil, MFP Director of Development If you’re anything like me, you may not have it all together in terms of end-of-the-year tokens of affection for your friends and family. The fact that I sent out six holiday cards was a huge achievement for me. So, to help us all out, I have compiled […]
Read MoreYou may have noticed that we are in a pandemic, and it has been going on for some time now. COVID-19 is a very stressful situation and, for some people, sex and/or orgasm are major coping mechanisms for managing stress. Holidays typically bring their own stressors in a normal year, and this being the farthest […]
Read MoreThe Associated Press has called the race: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be the next President and Vice President of the United States. We are deeply relieved that we will soon see an end to the divisive and harmful policies of the Trump-Pence administration, policies that negatively impacted women, immigrants, people of color, and […]
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Over half of people in the U.S. will get a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) during their lifetime, yet most adults don’t know how common STIs are — or that they’re on the rise. MFP’s STI Series aims to bridge that knowledge gap. Armed with the facts, we can bust stigma and stay healthy! Folks, we […]
Read MoreMaine Family Planning—its supporters, its Board and its staff—are deeply saddened by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Collectively, we send our condolences to her family, loved ones and friends. Justice Ginsburg was a fierce and unrelenting champion of an individual’s right to choose abortion care. Her absence on the Supreme Court […]
Read MoreMaine Family Planning approaches policy, organizing and advocacy efforts with an aim to advance the primary principles of the Reproductive Justice framework. Namely, we want to ensure all people have the power and resources to: experience bodily autonomy; avoid having children; have children, and raise families in environments of dignity, safety and well-being. As part […]
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