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Planned Parenthood set to close 2 locations in Louisiana

Planned Parenthood to close Louisiana clinics
Planned Parenthood will close its two clinics in Louisiana on Sept. 30 as the organization faces funding challenges under President Trump’s tax and spending package. Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast President Melaney Linton said in a statement the Louisiana closures are a “direct result of relentless political assaults.
Pro-life group celebrates Planned Parenthood's closing of remaining Louisiana facilities: 'Huge success'
Planned Parenthood is set to shutter its last two Louisiana facilities next month, a move pro-life advocates say shows the "success" of their movement.
Planned Parenthood to close in Louisiana after more than 40 years. See details.
"This is not a decision we wanted to make," said Melaney Linton, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, adding that "political warfare" on the nonprofit by its opponents forced the closures.
Abortions on the rise as Planned Parenthood prepares to close Louisiana clinics
According to Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, 200 other clinics might be in jeopardy of closing, but access to clinics doesn’t seem to be driving down the number of patients seeking abortions. Data shows the number of abortions in Louisiana and throughout the US is climbing.
Louisiana Set To Lose Last Two Planned Parenthood Clinics
The clinics, scheduled to close Sept. 30, provided medical care for more than 10,000 patients last year. In other reproductive news: Hey Jane expands its reproductive telehealth care to Michigan; the Tennessee attorney general’s office demands abortion records from medical centers;
‘This is not a decision we wanted to make’: Planned Parenthood closing in Louisiana after more than 40 years
“For 40 years, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast (PPGC) has delivered trusted, compassionate health care to people of all backgrounds, identities, and income levels across Louisiana. The care we’ve provided through extraordinary obstacles has changed and saved lives, and we are deeply proud of that legacy.
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast closing two Houston clinics, four others acquired by affiliate
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast is closing two clinics on Sept. 30 but said services will not be affected at four others in the Houston area.
Planned Parenthood, Citing ‘Political Warfare,’ To Shutter Last Remaining Offices in Louisiana
The executive director of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast says the decision is the ‘direct result of relentless political assaults.’
Planned Parenthood shuts down in Louisiana over "political warfare"
Trump's efforts to "defund Planned Parenthood" have hit a snag in the courts, but the Gulf Coast branch of the organization announced two weeks ago that it would shut down two of its Houston clinics and transfer its remaining four to Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, Houston Public Media reports.
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KUHF Conversations: Melaney Linton - Houston Public Media
KUHF Health and Science Reporter Carrie Feibel sat down to talk with Linton, who began just last week. Q: Melaney, you’ve been at Planned Parenthood 24 years.