Planned Parenthood is closing three clinics in Michigan and plans to consolidate two others.
According to a press release, Planned Parenthood of Michigan will permanently close locations in Jackson, 2009 W. Michigan Ave.; Petoskey, 1003 Spring St.; and Marquette, 1219 N. Third St., on April 30, with the last patient appointments taking place on April 25.
Additionally, Planned Parenthood will consolidate two clinics in Ann Arbor by May 5 and will expand its Virtual Health Center to offer telehealth seven days per week. Ann Arbor has two locations at Power Family Health Center, 3100 Professional Drive, and Ann Arbor West Health Center, 2370 W. Stadium Drive.
Planned Parenthood did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
As part of this reorganization, Planned Parenthood will reduce staffing by 10%, impacting clinical, programmatic and administrative teams, it announced.
Planned Parenthood said it is closing the locations now to ensure the organization’s long-term sustainability. The President Donald Trump administration told Planned Parenthood affiliates earlier this week that Title X funding would be withheld, effective Tuesday, April 1.
The notice pointed to “possible violations” of federal civil rights law and Trump’s executive orders — including prohibitions on promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion and “taxpayer subsidization of open borders,” Politico reported.
The Title X program provides a broad range of family planning and preventive health services for people with low incomes.
Planned Parenthood clinics provide emergency contraception, birth control, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, wellness and preventative care, pregnancy testing, gender-affirming care and other services.
None of the three closed locations provide in-clinic abortion procedures, but they do provide the abortion pill, according to Planned Parenthood.
In-clinic abortion procedures are offered only at Michigan Planned Parenthood clinics in Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Flint and Kalamazoo.
Federal law dictates Medicaid dollars cannot pay for abortions, with very few exceptions. However, patients also use the clinics for general health care.
Nationwide protests took place outside several Planned Parenthood clinics on Wednesday, April 2, as the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case of Kerr v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. The case revolves around Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood clinics in South Carolina.
Related: Anti-abortion advocates call for defunding Planned Parenthood at Ann Arbor protest
It could upend an option for South Carolina residents on Medicaid to use the clinics for medical services, according to the Associated Press. The state’s Republican governor, Henry McMaster, is pushing to block any public health care dollars from going to Planned Parenthood.
“The Trump administration and its anti-abortion allies have made clear their intention to defund Planned Parenthood and attack access to sexual and reproductive health care,” President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Michigan Paula Thornton Greear said in a statement. “Our decision to restructure reflects months of strategic planning and careful financial analysis. These necessary changes strengthen PPMI’s ability to adapt quickly in a challenging political landscape.”
Despite the closures, Planned Parenthood said it remains committed to providing services to patients. Expanding the Virtual Health Center will increase appointment availability statewide, particularly in rural areas.
More information can be found on Planned Parenthood of Michigan’s website.
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