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NEWS
Maine Senate Abandons Young Women - Attempts to Overturn 30 years of Privacy Rights Deemed Political - read the press release - Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Sherry Huber: King Middle School committee right on birth control - Thursday, October 25, 2007
George A. Hill, Letter to the Editor: Claims are harmful myths - Thursday, October 25, 2007
State-paid Abortions a Matter of Fairness By Senate President Beth Edmonds (D-Freeport) and Senator Karl Turner (R-Falmouth). Read the Special to the Portland Press Herald - Thursday, April 26, 2007
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Petulant president promotes anti-planner. Op-ed by George A. Hill, CEO of the Family Planning Association of Maine, on the appointment of Dr. Eric J. Keroack to the deputy assistant secretary for population affairs. - Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Maine's U.S. Senators Reject Abortion Bill. -Wednesday, July 26, 2006
New research shifts ideas about Plan B: It prevents conception, not implantation. - Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Maine Becomes 3rd State in US to Refuse Abstinence-only Funds - Friday, September 23, 2005
The Maine Sunday Telegram featured a column by both FPA and PPNNE discussing why pro-choice groups are concerned about President Bush's nomination to the Supreme Court, John Roberts - Sunday, July 24, 2005
Family Planning Association of Maine Responds to Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Stepping Down - Friday, July 1, 2005
Through the work of the FPA, hundreds of phone calls were made, and hundreds of emails sent to Legislators to voice opposition of the anti-choice legislation. Monday, June 27, 2005
Flawed sex ed should be investigated - Sunday, February 13, 2005
Please Join Us For the Maine Choice Coalition's Pro-Faith, Pro-Choice Event on Saturday January 22! - E-mail alert sent to supporters Friday, January 7, 2005
Supporters Rally in Portland: In an effort to urge people to vote, a rally was held in Portland on October 14th - Friday, October 15, 2004
Statewide Emergency Contraception Project Gets Initial Funding - Thursday, September 23, 2004
Judge Strikes Down Federal Abortion Ban; the FPAM Joins Citizens United for Maine; and 22 Million Unmarried Women Did NOT Vote in the 2000 Election! - E-mail alert sent to FPA supporters on August 30, 2004
An A+ in sex ed for Maine - June 26, 2004
Maine's Sexuality Education Law is recognized as a National Model - June 24, 2004
Military Access to Abortion Care Services - Two e-mail alerts sent to FPA supporters on May 18 & 19, 2004
FDA Denies Over the Counter Status for Emergency Contraception - Sent to Maine Family Planning supporters via e-mail on May 11, 2004
Bill to protect fetuses
draws skepticism - Saturday, February 28, 2004
House Passes Emergency Contraception
Bill! This afternoon, the House voted 94-41 in favor of LD 1152 -
Thursday, February 12, 2004
Senate Passes Emergency
Contraception Bill! This morning, the Senate voted 19-13 in favor of LD
1152 - Wednesday, February 11, 2004
Is Roe v. Wade relevant?
Make a woman's right to choose a key election issue - Friday, February
6, 2004
Maine Choice Coalition
Urges Action on Roe Anniversary - Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Lewiston Sun Journal:
Legislature considers bill on contraception pill - Wednesday, January
14, 2004
Portland Press Herald
supports LD 1152 - Allow better access to the 'morning after' pills
- Friday, January 9, 2004
Bangor Daily News
- 'Morning after pill' wins Maine alliance - Friday, January 9, 2004
Next-day pill can cut need
for abortions - Monday, December 8, 2003
Family Planning targets teen
pregnancy risk areas -- FPA's executive director is interviewed. -
Sunday, November 30, 2003
Conservative agenda hampers
AIDS fight - Sunday, November 9, 2003
Women's health community pledges
legal fight - Tuesday, November 4, 2003
Reproductive freedom
- Saturday, November 1, 2003
Family Planning Eyed at School
- Thursday, September 25, 2003
Student Health Center
Explores Expanding Reproductive Health Services -September 16, 2003
Vote a warning bell
on Supreme Court justices -March 17, 2003
Report determines
Maine abortion rate is lowest in region -January
23, 2003
View from Maine as
Roe v. Wade turns 30 -January 21, 2003
Strengthening
Maine Communities (pdf) - Fall/Winter, 2003 - Read
how a Maine school district decided to tackle their high teen pregnancy
rate...(PDF)
In the family
way -August 18, 2002
Serious Threat
to Reproductive Freedom -March 4, 2002
Ashcroft
Should Enforce the Law - May 16, 2001
Ashcroft:
The Optimal Candidate? - May 1, 2001
Mid
Coast Family Planning Merges with the FPA - February 27, 2001
The
FPAM Joins Forces with over 60 medical organizations across the country
to make Emergency Contraception available over the counter - February
21, 2001
The
Ashcroft Record - January 16, 2001
On
the Bush Presidency: Family Planning Head is Worried - January 11,
2001
Maine’s
Teen Pregnancy Rate Continues to Decline - December 5, 2000
FPA Staff
Selected to Present at APHA - November 28, 2000
RU486
to be Available in Maine - November 21, 2000
FDA Approves
Mifepristone (RU486) - September 29, 2000
Maine’s
Teen Pregnancy Rate 3rd Lowest - July 14, 2000
Family
Planning Head Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling - July 10, 2000
Stenberg
vs. Carhart - June 28, 2000
The
Fight for - And Against - Reproductive Rights in Maine - June 5, 2000
Teen
Pregnancy Survey Results - April 27, 2000
Family
Life Education Excellence Awards - March 20, 2000
Prescription
Drug Coverage - March 3, 2000
Family
Planning Helps Kids - August 25, 1999
WalMart
vs. Preven - June 11, 1999
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