More than two dozen Planned Parenthood facilities throughout the United States have announced plans to close due to financing concerns caused by new federal rules that prevent the abortion giant from receiving reimbursements from Medicaid and Medicare.
Until Friday, July 25, the increasing number of Cierce from Planned Parenthood facilities has reached at least 25, distributed in 10 states. The most recent announcement occurred yesterday, July 24, when Planned Parenthood Mar Monte reported its plan to close five facilities in northern California.
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On July 4, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which imposed a freezing of a year for Medicaid and Medicare refunds for Planned Parenthood. This provision is being challenged in court, but a federal judge this week allowed freezing to enter into force for most Planned Parenthood subsidiaries.
Some of the Planned Parenthood facilities announced closures before the approval of the law in anticipation of fund cuts, while others have begun to announce closures this week.
“We are disconsolate and outraged to have to close five of our health centers and eliminate three crucial services,” wrote Planned Parenthood Mar Monte In an Instagram post.
In the publication, the Planned Parenthood subsidiary described the provision of definance as “an undercover abortion prohibition in states of reproductive freedom.”
The subsidiary will continue to operate another 30 abortion centers in California and Nevada.
Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, described the news as “a victory for babies in California”, a state that, according to her, is “a last quarter abortions center”, in A publication in X.
Planned Parenthood subsidiaries They are also closing Four facilities in Iowa, four in Michigan, four in Minnesota, two in Ohio, two in Utah, one in Vermont, one in New York, one in Indiana and one in Texas.
La Planned Parenthood Federation of America communicated on July 1 That the loaning disposition could force the abortion network to close about 200 clinics, which represents 60% of the Planned Parenthood facilities.
Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said in a statement proportionate to CNA-an English agency of Ewtn News-that Planned Parenthood should “look in the mirror to find the reason why her centers are closing.”
“The Planned Parenthood approach is in abortions, gender transitions and political spending, all while raising hundreds of millions of taxpayers,” Dannenfelser said. “Many times they have been offered a way to maintain their financing stopping abortions, but they refuse. Meanwhile, they do not have the health monopoly, since women already go to community health centers that provide much more comprehensive care and are more accessible, surpassing Planned Parenthood 15 to 1 throughout the country.”
Michael New, main associate academic at the Provida Institute Charlotte Lozier InstituteHe told CNA that “it should not surprise that Planned Parenthood is responding to the cut of federal funds by closing some of its facilities,” noting that Planned Parenthood receives hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayers funds every year.
New said that Planned Parenthood’s closures “should be seen as a victory for provida movement.”
“Even those Planned Parenthood facilities that do not carry out abortions still make abortions,” said New. “Also, when an installation of Planned Parenthood closes, it means that there are fewer people who work for the abortion industry. Finally, the programs of contraception and sex education of Planned Parenthood create a more promiscuous culture that results in more abortions.”
According to A Federal Long Data LawMedicaid and Medicare refunds were not available for most abortions. But before the new law entered into force, Planned Parenthood could obtain reimbursements from those programs for non -abortive services.
According to him Annual Planned Parenthood Report for July 2023 to June 2024approximately 40% of the total income of the abortion network came from the money from the taxpayers, a large part of which was obtained through Medicaid and Medicare refunds. During that yearPlanned Parenthood received about 800 million dollars in public funds.
Translated and adapted by the ACI Press team. Originally published in CNA.
Tyler Arnold
Tyler Arnold is a reporter of the National Catholic Register. He previously worked at The Center Square and has published in various media, including The Associated Press, National Review, The American Conservative and The Federalist.