It wasn’t until my freshman year of college that my views took a slight turn. It was the spring semester and a couple weeks before finals. I was on birth control, but I had missed my period. I tried to stay calm and convince myself I had just missed it because I was stressed about finals, but I was getting more nervous that I might be pregnant. That’s when abortion crossed my mind.

Aug. 8, 2019

Let’s be clear — the People’s Veto is an attempt to take away safe, legal abortion and does nothing to help Mainers get the care they need. We’ll be working hard over the coming months to protect safe, legal abortion in Maine. Want to help? Here are five things you can do right now.

July 19, 2019

I felt self conscious in my outfit and of looking too visible. And then my partner and I reached the Planned Parenthood lineup of pink and my fears melted away. The group was so full of love and excitement, I couldn’t help but feel swept up by it.

June 24, 2019

Today I am holding the abortions stories of all of the women I have met (and those I haven't) with tenderness and compassion.

May 16, 2019

It started with a seemingly simple desire to make emergency contraception more readily available to college students in Maine.

Feb. 28, 2019

While the importance of Title X was always clear to me, I had never seen - up close and in person - the fear of not receiving basic and necessary healthcare until I came to Planned Parenthood to work directly with patients.

June 27, 2018

Politics aside, don’t we all agree that every patient should have access to the best medical care possible? Does this not include providing them with all of the information necessary to make decisions about their own bodies?

June 25, 2018

When I asked if they believed that they will see aborto legal in their lifetimes - most said no, not likely, but they still wanted the government to know they would fight for it.

June 15, 2018

RCV is a new system with a new ballot---so we did a test run here in the office.

June 11, 2018