We love this, we love Lovering Health Center , and we love supporting people in getting the care they know they need ❤️
I asked the cards... they said you should have as many abortions as you need. 🃏🔮✨
Many people have more than one abortion over the course of their lifetime! There is nothing unsafe, wrong, or uncommon about having multiple abortions. 🥰 It does NOT increase the risk of complications from abortion care and does NOT change your ability to get pregnant in the future. 🤗
We are happy to be safe place for folks to talk about how they're feeling before, during, and after their abortion care, but we want to be clear: you do NOT need to justify your choice to have an abortion to anyone, including us!🚫 If you are pregnant and you do not want to be pregnant, that is enough of a reason -- full stop. We are honored to uplift and honor your bodily autonomy.💜
(Are you a little witchy and love this design? You're in luck because it's in our Bonfire store! bonfire.com/store/lovering-health-center/🔗)
15/08/2025
We've got so many fun things coming up! Join us for a poetry night featuring Maine poets Dr. Julia McDonald and Lukcia Patricia Sullivan. You'll have the opportunity to hear our poets read their own poetry, discuss their process, ask questions, and snag copies of their books of poetry. We will also be joined by Little Chair Printing! You can learn more at the registration page linked below. Please note that attendance is free, but registration is required.
Where? Mabel Wadsworth Center
When? September 9th, 2025 6pm-8pm
We'll share more about our fabulous poets and their writing as we get closer to the event!
13/08/2025
We're looking for a Triage Nurse to join the Mabel Wadsworth Center team! If you're interested, learn more about the position and how to apply on our website, linked below.
Our lovely friends at One Lupine Fiber Arts have made a yarn in two different weights to benefit Mabel Wadsworth Center, and it's inspired us to host a craft night!
Snag a skein (or several) from One Lupine, and join us at the Center on September 18th for a craft night. Bring your own craft (yarn-based or otherwise) and create in community. Not crafty? You can still join us and help with care packages for our abortion care patients!
You must register to attend, and the link to do so is below. Questions? Struggling to register? Send an email to ruhlin@mabelwadsworth.org.
Hey Bangor--today is going to be dangerously hot! Minimize your time outside as much as possible, protect yourself from the sun if you must be outside, and stay hydrated. There are options for cooling centers around town listed in this post from the City of Bangor!
🌡️ Heat Advisory: Stay Cool, Bangor
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory in effect Monday and Tuesday for Bangor and surrounding areas. Temperatures will climb into the 90s with heat index values in the upper 90s — and some spots could reach 100 degrees F. Little relief is expected overnight, with lows in the upper 60s.
The Bangor Community Action Team will be out distributing water and directing people to cooling shelters (listed below).
Please stay hydrated, limit time in the sun, and never leave children or pets in a parked car.
Need a place to cool down? Several cooling centers and splash options are available in Bangor:
💧 Beth Pancoe Aquatic Center – 175 Thirteenth St.
Open for general swim from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
💧 Dakin Pool – 380 Pine St.
Open for general swim from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
💦 Sprinklers on the Bangor Waterfront – Operating daily.
💦 Bangor Housing Authority Splash Pad – Davis Road (Open to the public)
Additional Cooling Centers:
🏛️ Brick Church – 126 Union St.
Open Monday, Aug. 11 – Thursday, Aug. 14, from 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Showers available Tuesday to Thursday. Storehouse open Tuesday and Thursday.
🏠 Together Place Peer Run Recovery Center – 2 Second St.
Open Monday, Aug. 11 – Friday, Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Air conditioning and cold water available.
🏨MANNA - 95 Center Street
Cooling Center: Monday, Aug. 11 - Wednesday, Aug. 13 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Air conditioning, water, dinner.
📚 Bangor Public Library – 145 Harlow St.
Atrium opens at 9 a.m.
Library hours: Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.,
Air-conditioned spaces and device charging available.
⛪Neetlepoint Sanctuary at the Universalist Unitarian Church - 120 Park Street
Monday, Aug. 11 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
🔗 For updates or additional resources, visit bangormaine.gov
07/08/2025
Thank you to our friends at Maine Women's Lobby for putting this so concisely.
06/08/2025
When the clinical team at Mabel's requests a vasectomy design, you make a vasectomy design. Check out our Bonfire to see all the different options for shirts, sweatshirts, and mugs, linked below!
Vasectomies are a phenomenal option for folks who have the equipment to get someone pregnant but don't want to. If you're interested in getting a vasectomy at Mabel's, call our office at 207-947-5337 or send an email to info@mabelwadsworth.org.
August is Breastfeeding Month! Breast/chestfeeding is a lot of work, regardless of how long a lactating parent does it for. While we know that breastfeeding isn't the right fit for every family for a variety of reasons, every parent deserves the resources and support to make that decision. Too often, it is a decision made by having to return to work far too soon after giving birth, cultural attitudes towards breastfeeding, lack of support in childcare and feeding, and more.
Fed is best, and parents who want to breast/chestfeed deserve the support and resources to do so!
Want to learn more about this topic? We talk about it on an episode of our podcast Reproductive Left! Listen at the link below or anywhere you enjoy podcasts.
Our Community Engagement Manager shared their disappointment in Senators Collins and King voting to confirm an anti-abortion federal judge. The Senators still have the opportunity to do the next right thing by Mainers and all Americans who need abortion care.
"Why would a U.S. senator not do his job by doing basic research on a judicial nominee for a lifetime appointment before casting a vote?"
31/07/2025
You can't trust large language model AI programs for your healthcare needs, but you can trust your favorite sexual and reproductive healthcare providers here at Mabel Wadsworth Center!
We will:
✨️listen to your concerns
✨️talk about different options
✨️honor your autonomy as the expert of yourself
We won't:
✨️cobble together an answer from unverified/stolen sources
✨️suggest you use glue to make your cheese stick to your pizza better (yes, that is a genuine suggestion AI has made)
If you have sexual and reproductive healthcare needs, schedule an appointment with us by calling 207-947-5337 or sending an email to info@mabelwadsworth.org.
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Founded in 1984, Mabel Wadsworth Center is the only private, not-for-profit, independent feminist health center in Maine and one of fourteen in the United States. The Center began “from conversations around a kitchen table.” From a vision of an alternative model for women’s health care delivery and self-empowerment that is still emphasized today, the Center has grown to provide abortion care, contraception, annual exams, cancer screenings, prenatal care, hormone therapy to transgender clients, and other critical services to thousands across northern and eastern Maine. In 2016, we also began seeing people of all genders, including cisgender men, to better meet the needs of our community and demonstrate our commitment to inclusivity.
In addition to direct clinical care, our mission calls upon us to educate and advocate to challenge the root causes of inequities that affect women’s health and lives. Therefore, except for direct reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid, the organization does not accept state or federal government funding, ensuring we remain truly independent.
In the early 1980s, when President Reagan was threatening a gag rule, meaning clinics that received federal funding would not be able to even talk about abortion as an option, it became clear that there was a need for a clinic in Bangor that was free from the strings that come attached to government funding. The Center has never wavered from its decision to forego federal or state funding and this commitment remains a strong part of our values today.
Our Founders:
Sharon Barker
Ruth L. Lockhart
Terry Marley-DeRosier
Mabel Sine Wadsworth
Phil Worden
Our Mission:
To provide health care using a feminist model focused on sexual and reproductive health through education, advocacy, and clinical services.
Our Values:
We empower people to celebrate their sexual and reproductive lives and make informed decisions about their own bodies.
We provide compassionate, non-judgmental, client-centered care regardless of a person’s age, ability, race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, economic resources, religion, immigration status, and gender identity or expression.
We seek to offer a gender-affirming and inclusive environment so that all people feel safe and welcome.
We neither seek nor accept government funding (other than direct reimbursements for clinical care) so we may remain independent and ensure a continued, uncensored voice in reproductive rights policy, education, and advocacy.
We advocate for meaningful access to abortion care for all people and believe that abortion care is part of the full spectrum of reproductive health care.
We strive to contribute to and engage with the broader reproductive justice movement by working to identify and lift all barriers to reproductive healthcare.
We honor the unique and diverse experiences of women’s lives as a feminist organization in Maine for the enrichment of all people.
Our Services:
Abortion Care
Annual Wellness Exams
Birth Control
Cancer Screenings
Colposcopy
Infertility Consultation
LGBTQ+ Healthcare
Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy
Men’s Health
Menopause Consultation
Mental Health Counseling
Pregnancy Testing and Options
Prenatal Care
Sexually Transmitted Infections Testing and Treatment
Vaginal Infection Testing and Treatment
Awards:
Maine Civil Liberties Union's Roger Baldwin Award (1995)
Maine Association of Social Workers Agency of the Year Award (1995)
Maine Lesbian/Gay Political Alliance Award (1998)
Maine Association of Non-Profits' Dirigo Award for Non-Profit Excellence (2009)
Maine Initiatives' Watering Can Award for Helping Feminism Flower (2012)
ACLU of Maine's Roger Baldwin Award (2016)
EqualityMaine's Community Partner Award (2017)
MaineTransNet's Brick Award for Healthcare Excellence (2019)
