#Maine #FamilyPlanning will close its primary care practice at end of October

#MainePublic | By Patty Wight
Published October 1, 2025

"Maine Family Planning says it cannot sustain its primary care practice beyond this month.

"The nonprofit says it faced an impossible decision after losing $2 million in #Medicaid funding under a new federal law. That means 800 patients in #Aroostook and #Hancock counties will now need to find new primary care providers.

"The law bans health providers who also offer #abortions from being reimbursed by Medicaid.

“ 'The cruel and dangerous law has put us in an impossible situation,' President and CEO George Hill said in a written statement. 'Discharging and turning away vulnerable patients strikes at the very heart of MFP’s reputation as a trusted community provider that has been able to serve patients of any means for more than 50 years.'

"As a result, #MaineFamilyPlanning says they've been providing primary care to Medicaid patients in #EllsworthME, #HoultonME, and #PresqueIsleME free of charge since July."

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https://www.mainepublic.org/health/2025-10-01/maine-family-planning-will-close-its-primary-care-practice-at-end-of-october

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"People don't realize how much these clinics hold together the local health system until they're gone," George Hill, the group's president and CEO, told CBS News. "For thousands of patients, that was their doctor, their lab, and their lifeline."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/reproductive-health-trump-administration-hhs-cuts/

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Barred from burning $9.7 million in birth control, the Trump administration may now be running down the clock

The Trump administration is holding $9.7 million worth of US-purchased contraceptives in warehouses in Belgium rather than delivering…
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"In order to best care for our patients, clinicians must recognize the many factors impeding our patients' access to contraception, from cuts to federal programs supporting contraceptive access to birth control misinformation online to legislative barriers threatening access to certain types of contraceptives," said Christopher Zahn, MD...

https://www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/generalobgyn/118090

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Please copy and paste into the forms on the websites of your members of Congress and share with friends.

Dear Senator / Representative -

I want you to get Title X funding for low cost family planning restored immediately.

Last week almost everyone who worked for the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Population Affairs was emailed a reduction-in-force notice. The Title X program, in place for more than 50 years, had already been targeted for elimination under the administration's 2026 budget proposal, but this Republican Administration decided to end the $300 million family planning program without notice last week.

For the cost of one of DHS's new jets, millions of women who depend on this Title X program for affordable birth control could have peace of mind, ensuring that every child is a planned for and wanted child.

Please use the power of your office to get this program restored. It is vital to the health and safety of women across the county.

#Resist #ResistOfTheDay #FamilyPlanning #BirthControl

High Court rules transgender man can receive gender recognition certificate despite pregnancy plans

A High Court judge in London ruled that a transgender man, known as W, should not be denied a gender recognition certificate (GRC) simply because he intends to conceive a child. The gender recognition panel originally declined to grant the certificate, arguing that living as a man while trying to co... [More info]

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