A new Trump administration policy that blocks Title X grantees from referring patients to abortion providers has left Planned Parenthood struggling to find funding
Two Planned Parenthood clinics in Ohio will close their doors today as dozens of other reproductive health centers struggle to remain open after the organization rejected millions of dollars from a federal family planning program that banned abortion referrals.
Many of the clinics do not perform abortions, but provide birth control, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment and cancer screenings covered by the program. The new policy comes amid sweeping measures by Republican lawmakers to restrict access to abortion. Many states have passed abortion bans this year with hopes that legal challenges will escalate to the Supreme Court and overturn Roe v. Wade.
Kersha Deibel, president of the Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region, said the loss in Title X money combined with state lawmakers' funding cuts for STI testing forced Planned Parenthood to close the two centers. Neither clinic provided abortion services. Galloway said there are no immediate plans to close any clinics. She is considering alternative funding sources such as tapping private donors for more money or charging patients a $10 co-pay for every visit.
In New York, Public Health Solutions canceled plans to close two of its clinics earlier this month after lawmakers pledged to make up the Title X funding. The state remains supportive of abortion rights. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation this year that safeguards Roe v. Wade and permits late-term abortions when a woman's health is at risk.
David said the policy would have prevented Public Health Solutions from giving complete information to its patients.
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