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Stats from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022

Maine Family Planning funds 59 health centers in 15 counties:
– 18 clinics operated by Maine Family Planning
– 8 school-based health centers
– 4 Planned Parenthood sites
– 29 Federally-Qualified Health Center sites

In FY22, we served 31,417 patients:
– 78% female
– 22% male
– 72% of our patients qualified for free or reduced-fee services

We administered:
– 16,578 STD Tests
– 2,918 HIV Tests
– 2,190 Cervical Cancer Screenings

The Portland Press Herald: “More women in Maine, nation turning to medication abortion,” August 28, 2022

The 19th News: “Family planning clinics, a safe space for transgender patients, face a new battle after Roe v. Wade,” August 22, 2022

News Center Maine: “Monkeypox vaccination clinics now available in Maine,” August 5, 2022

News Center Maine: “Maine abortion clinics anticipate influx of out-of-staters seeking services,” July 6, 2022

Maine Public: “Sherry Huber, trailblazing politician who defended abortion rights and Maine’s forests, dies at 84,” June 14, 2022

Maine Public: “Medication abortion is increasingly the method of choice in Maine,” May 18, 2022

The Maine Monitor: “Abortion will continue in Maine even as Supreme Court looks to overturn Roe,” May 3, 2022

TheCounty.me: “Maine Family Planning expands to offer primary care in Houlton and Presque Isle,” February 10, 2022

Free Press Online: “Expanded options, new providers at Maine Family Planning in Belfast, Thomaston,” December 2, 2021

Pen Bay Pilot: “Rockland Family Planning moves to Thomaston,” March 18, 2021

Mother Jones: “Activists Have a Plan to Increase Abortion Access: Let Nurses Perform Them,” May 30, 2019

Portland Press Herald: “Maine group sues Trump administration over ‘gag rule’ for family planning clinics,” March 6, 2019

Bangor Daily News: “Trump’s abortion ‘gag rule’ challenged by federal lawsuit in Maine,” March 6, 2019

Maine Public: “Maine Family Planning files lawsuit to block changes to Title X,” March 6, 2019

Rewire.News: “‘More than an Undue Burden’: Trump’s Domestic Gag Rule Faces Flurry of Lawsuits,” March 6, 2019

Rolling Stone: “Clinics, Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration to Stop Abortion Gag Rule,” March 6, 2019

Portland Press Herald op-ed by MFP president & CEO George Hill: “Why we are going to court over Trump’s Gag Rule,” February 28, 2019

Maine Family Planning Offering Telehealth and In-Person Care to Meet Patient Needs During Pandemic – August 18, 2020

Maine’s Independent Abortion Providers Applaud Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion Access – June 29, 2020

At Hearing, State Legislators, Patients, Providers Voice Support for Maine’s Strong, State Family Planning Network – February 13, 2020

Reproductive Health Patients, Providers Support Speaker Gideon’s Bill to Sustain Strong, Statewide Family Planning Network – February 13, 2020

Maine Family Planning Withdraws from Title X Family Planning Program – July 16, 2019

9th Circuit Court Restores Nationwide Injunction on Gag Rule – July 3, 2019

Judge Refuses to Block Title X Rule in Maine – July 3, 2019

Emergency Request to Block Title X Rule Filed in Maine – June 21, 2019

Governor Signs Bill to Expand Abortion Access in Maine – June 10, 2019

MFP Applauds State Senate on Passing LD 820 – May 14, 2019

Maine Family Planning Responds to Nationwide Injunction on Gag Rule – April 26, 2019

Maine Family Planning to Fight Domestic Gag Rule – February 22, 2019