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Maine Family Planning at a Glance

January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025

Maine Family Planning funds 63 health centers in 15 counties:

• 18 clinics operated by Maine Family Planning
• 8 school-based health centers
• 4 Planned Parenthood sites
• 32 Federally-Qualified Health Center sites
• 1 Mobile Medical Unit

In CY25, we served 28,164 patients:

• 73% female
• 27% male
• 81% of our patients qualified for free or reduced-fee services

We administered:

• 19,820 STI Tests
• 3,704 HIV Tests
• 2,473 Cervical Cancer Screenings

Maine Family Planning in the News

News Center Maine: “State House debates creating $5M annual fund for family planning services” February 25, 2026

National Public Radio: “How ‘defund Planned Parenthood’ came to threaten primary care in rural Maine” November 19, 2025

Associated Press: Maine network ends primary care after losing Medicaid due to Trump defunding Planned Parenthood October 30, 2025

The Portland Press Herald: “Trump freezes $2 million in Maine family planning group funding” April 1, 2025

Archived Press Releases

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