US EditionPlanned Parenthood to Close 4 Minnesota Centers Amid Budget Cuts
- Planned Parenthood North Central States announced it will close four clinics in Minnesota and four clinics in Iowa within a year due to funding cuts.
- The closures come after a halt in $2.8 million of federal funding allocated to Minnesota in April, along with new state-level abortion restrictions in Iowa that have significantly decreased the number of abortions performed.
- Planned Parenthood will shut down four clinics in Iowa—including the state's sole abortion provider located in Ames—as well as four clinics in Minnesota, affecting facilities in Apple Valley, Richfield, Alexandria, and Bemidji.
- Ruth Richardson, the affiliate’s CEO, stated that they have been struggling to maintain a failing system amid ongoing changes and continuous challenges.
- The affiliate will lay off 66 employees, relocate 37 others, and continue investing in telemedicine that serves about 20,000 patients annually across five states.
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Planned Parenthood North Central States announced Friday it plans to close and consolidate eight of its 23 clinics in the region to cope with funding cuts and a lack of income. The move affects four clinics in Minnesota, including two in the Twin Cities: Alexandria, Bemidji, Richfield and Apple Valley. They will lay off 66 staff members, reassign 37 others and cut 35 more positions in other ways. The other centers slated to close are in Iowa. “W…
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