News from Mabel
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Abortion: Not Just a Cis-sue
Elle Little (they/them) Graduate student at University of Maine Communication Department and Mabel Wadsworth Center Intern Many discussions surrounding transgender healthcare include conversations around surgeries and hormones. People may be most familiar with the concepts of “top” and “bottom” surgeries, which can help align someone’s body with either masculine or feminine representations. Some people… read more…
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We Are Not Going Anywhere
Since our founding in 1984, Mabel Wadsworth Center has been dedicated to serving the Greater Bangor area and beyond as an independent feminist sexual and reproductive health center. Over the years, we’ve expanded our services to meet the needs of our community, and now provide a range of services including abortion care, prenatal care, STI… read more…
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Providing care to people who use drugs
by Eva White (she/her) University of Maine Social Work student and Mabel Wadsworth Center intern Take a moment to consider the following scenario… A person calls a health clinic and tells the front desk associate they’d like to have an abortion. They estimate their gestation at around eight weeks, they were assigned female at… read more…
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Improving essential contraception access in Maine
By Lydia Townsend (she/her) University of Maine Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies student and Mabel Wadsworth Center intern Ensuring that all people have access to contraceptives is crucial in supporting reproductive autonomy. Providing individuals with contraceptives that best suit their needs allows them to be in control of their future – deciding when and… read more…
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Feminist Future
By Katie Card (she/they) University of Maine Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies student and Mabel Wadsworth Center intern At the time of writing this, it’s the fall of my junior year in college. Five semesters down, three more to go (at least, that’s the hope). I’m over halfway to the “real world,” where I’ll spend… read more…