Planned Parenthood shutters two Louisiana clinics (Baton Rouge, New Orleans), leaving state without affiliate after 40 years
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast has closed its two Louisiana clinics in Baton Rouge and New Orleans after 40 years, leaving the state without an affiliate. The clinics served nearly 11,000 patients last year—about 60% on Medicaid—providing roughly 30,000 STI tests, 14,400 birth-control visits, 1,800 cancer screenings and 655 ultrasounds; CEO Melaney Linton cited financial and political pressure, including Trump-administration guidance on Medicaid payments, and said the organization is also halting advocacy work in Louisiana, which now joins Wyoming, North Dakota and Mississippi without Planned Parenthood locations.
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🔍 Key Facts
- Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast has closed two Louisiana clinics, in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, ending the organization's affiliate presence in the state after about 40 years.
- The closures were attributed to financial and political pressure, including guidance tied to the Trump administration’s tax-and-spending bill on Medicaid payments.
- Nearly 11,000 patients used those two clinics last year, and about 60% of those patients were covered by Medicaid.
- Last year those clinics provided approximately 30,000 STI tests, 14,400 birth-control visits, 1,800 cancer screenings and 655 ultrasounds.
- Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast CEO Melaney Linton said the organization is also halting its advocacy work in Louisiana.
- With these closures, Louisiana now joins Wyoming, North Dakota and Mississippi as states without any Planned Parenthood locations.
📍 Contextual Background
- Medication abortion pills are the most common way abortions are accessed in the United States and contributed to an increase in abortion numbers in 2024, according to reporting.
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Planned Parenthood closes Louisiana clinics after 40 years due to financial and political pressure
New information:
- Identifies the two closed clinics by city: Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
- Provides service-usage figures: nearly 11,000 patients last year at those clinics; 60% of patients used Medicaid.
- Lists concrete service counts from last year: ~30,000 STI tests, 14,400 birth-control visits, 1,800 cancer screenings and 655 ultrasounds.
- Quotes Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast CEO Melaney Linton and notes the organization is also halting advocacy work in Louisiana.
- States Louisiana now joins Wyoming, North Dakota and Mississippi as states without Planned Parenthood locations and links the closures to the Trump administration’s tax-and-spending bill guidance on Medicaid payments.