For Media
For media inquiries, please contact Deirdre Fulton McDonough at 207.835.9442 or dfultonmcdonough [AT] mainefamilyplanning [DOT] org.
Press Releases
Maine Family Planning in the News
WIRED magazine: “Telemedicine Could Help Fill the Gaps in America’s Abortion Care,” August 7, 2018
Politico: “How technology could preserve abortion rights,” July 29, 2018
Maine Public Radio: “Advocates Say That Possible Title X Changes Are A Threat to Mainers’ Health,” July 18, 2018
WMTW: “Title X coalition rallies to protest domestic gag rule,” July 18, 2018
Beacon: “At Augusta rally, doctors warn that attack on reproductive services poses danger to rural women,” July 17, 2018
Bangor Daily News op-ed by MFP president/CEO George Hill: “Reproductive rights are under attack. Mainers need to stand up,” July 17, 2018
Republican Journal: “New health program offers transgender services,” July 2, 2018
WABI: “Transgender health services now available in Belfast,” June 26, 2018
SELF magazine: “Here’s What a ‘Domestic Gag Rule’ on Abortion Would Actually Mean for All of Us,” May 22, 2018
NPR, Weekend Edition: “Proposed Changes to Title X Funding Likely to Hurt Low-Income Women,” May 19, 2018
Portland Press Herald: “Maine advocates angry at Trump proposal to deny funds to clinics that refer clients for abortions,” May 18, 2018
WGME: “ACLU of Maine challenges MaineCare to pay for abortions,” May 16, 2018
Portland Press Herald: “ACLU, state spar before Supreme Court over Maine’s ban on Medicaid-funded abortions,” May 16, 2018
Gizmodo: “Webcam Abortion Services Offer Crucial Access—So What’s Stopping Them?,” April 17, 2018
Maine Family Planning at a Glance
As Maine’s Title X grantee, Maine Family Planning funds 47 health centers in 15 counties:
– 18 clinics operated by Maine Family Planning
– 5 school-based health centers
– 4 Planned Parenthood sites
– 20 Federally-Qualified Health Center sites
In FY17, we served 22,631 patients:
– 19,016 females
– 3,615 males
– 78 percent of our patients qualified for free or reduced-fee services
We administered:
– 21,231 STD Tests
– 1,900 Breast Cancer Screenings
– 2,747 Cervical Cancer Screenings
– 1,309 HIV Tests