Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
 

Contraception Counts: Maine District 2


The Need for Services

• 45,330 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in Maine's 2nd congressional district.

Meeting the Need

• There are 49 family planning clinics in Maine's 2nd congressional district. 0 are run by health departments, 1 is run by a hospital, 0 are run by Planned Parenthood, 16 are run by community health centers and 32 are run by other types of agencies.

• Together, these clinics serve 31,940 women, including 9,480 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 5% are served by hospitals, 0% are served by Planned Parenthood, 15% are served by community health centers and 79% are served by other types of agencies.

The Key Role of Title X

• 21 of the family planning clinics in Maine's 2nd congressional district are supported by Title X. 0 are run by health departments, 0 are run by hospitals, 0 are run by Planned Parenthood, 2 are run by community health centers and 19 are served by other types of agencies.

• These Title X-supported clinics in Maine's 2nd congressional district serve 15,230 women, including 5,450 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 0% are served by hospitals, 0% are served by Planned Parenthood, 0% are served by community health centers and 100% are served by other types of agencies.


* These women may or may not live in 2nd congressional district.

Credits

This Facts in Brief was made possible by support from the Open Society Institute and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Definitions and Data Sources

References for information contained in this fact sheet are available at www.guttmacher.org.