Clinics in Gilroy, Santa Cruz, Madera, San Mateo and South San Francisco, which are part of the Planned Parenthood Mar Monte affiliate, have all been closed because of the bill's provision ending federal funding to organizations that provide abortions. The affiliate is the largest Planned Parenthood affiliate in the U.S., serving some 300,000 people annually at 30 health center locations in California and Nevada.
"We are heartbroken and outraged to have to close five of our health centers (who have served over 22,000 patients in the past year) and sunset three crucial services," the affiliate said in a statement posted Thursday on social media. "We understand that dedicated staff have been impacted because of this and we hope for, and continue to fight for, a future where we can serve these communities again."
On Monday, a U.S. District Court judge granted a preliminary injunction that blocked the government from cutting Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood member organizations that either do not provide abortion care or did not receive at least $800,000 in Medicaid payments in a year. The temporary restraining order by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani lasts 14 days and directs the Department of Health and Human Services to "take all steps necessary to ensure that Medicaid funding continues to be disbursed" to Planned Parenthood.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Santa Cruz) issued a statement Thursday vowing to pursue legal and state-level options to keep the clinics open.
Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-San Mateo) called the closures "a dark day for our district and the country" in a statement issued Friday.
While Medicaid funding is already prohibited from being used to cover abortions except in cases of rape, incest or risk to a mother's life, Planned Parenthood argues the new provision would make it harder for patients to access the non-abortion services offered by the group's local members.
"This isn't over. While we're grateful that the court recognized the harm caused by this law, we're disappointed that not all members were granted the necessary relief today," the organization said in a statement issued after the preliminary injunction. "Patients across the country should be able to go to their trusted Planned Parenthood provider for birth control, cancer screenings, and STI testing and treatment. This is about patients and their right to get care - no matter their insurance. The court has not yet ruled on whether it will grant preliminary injunctive relief to other members. We remain hopeful that the court will grant this relief. There will be nothing short of a public health crisis if Planned Parenthood members are allowed to be 'defunded.'"
In 2022, California voters passed an amendment to the state constitution that enshrines the right to reproductive freedom, including the right to have an abortion, by a two-thirds margin.
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