Providing sexual and reproductive healthcare since 1984.
Tips on breast cancer prevention along with resources in the greater Bangor area from Suzanne Brunner, executive director of Caring Connections (www.bangory.org/caringconnections).
In our “Ask Mabel” segment, Terry Marley-ReRosier, WHCNP answers questions about pap tests, vaginal infections and abortion care for minors.
It has become more and more common that people are choosing to be childfree. The choice remains stigmatized. In this interview, we talk with Dr. Amy Blackstone about some of the myths and facts about the childfree. To follow Amy’s work visit werenothavingababy.com/.
In our “Ask Mabel” segment, Terry Marley-ReRosier, WHCNP offers information long-acting birth control options.
In this episode, Abbie meets with Samaa Abdurraqib, the Reproductive Freedom Organizer at the ACLU of Maine, to discuss the intersection of racial justice and reproductive rights. They discuss the history of the term reproductive justice and Samaa explains why that term is important for the fight for abortion access.
This episode does not include an “Ask Mabel.”
On this episode, Abbie interviews Brianna Bryant, from Rape Response Services, about consent. They discuss how to teach consent starting with young children, how gender stereotypes impact relationships, and the way pop culture influences our understanding of consent.
Herpes is a very common sexually transmitted infection, at the end of the episode Terry Marley-DeRosier, WHNP offers advice on how to talk about it with a new partner in our “Ask Mabel” segment.