Planned Parenthood of Northern New England

A federal judge in Boston issued a preliminary injunction Monday that blocks a provision in the new Congressional budget bill which prohibits health providers that offer abortion care from participating in Medicaid, known locally as MaineCare.

During a virtual press conference Tuesday, Advocates raised concerns about possible cuts to funding for family planning services other than abortion, and about federal Medicaid restrictions that Planned Parenthood of Northern New England calls a "back door abortion ban.”

The non profit healthcare organization said it's getting more than double the weekly average appointment requests for long-acting reversible contraceptives. In Maine, appointments rose by more than 80%.

The non-profit faces a $8.6 million budget shortfall over the next three years, due, in part to rising patient demand and health care costs.

Two years after abortion protections in Roe v Wade were struck down, Maine is a state with its own protections for abortion care. But reproductive rights organizations say the issue is still top of mind for Maine voters.

New England states saw varying increases in out-of-state patients seeking abortion care last year.

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