On June 3, Planned Parenthood Northern New England (PPNNE) closed their facility in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. PPNNE has only 14 facilities left, down from 21 in 2022. One out of every three facilities has closed.
PPNNE is projecting a deficit of $8.6 million over the next three years. They are dealing with funding cuts from both the state of New Hampshire and the federal government, and a lack of patient demand.
Related: Scaer: Planned Parenthood Northern New England Continues to Implode
Their parent organization is not helping them, either:
While the Planned Parenthood Federation of America raised several hundred million dollars in 2022 alone, little of that goes to state affiliates that actually provide care. The money affiliates receive doesn’t fund medical services, but rather pays for legal support, political advocacy, and some technology upgrades. Affiliates do accept donations directly, but they raise far less than the national office can.
Things may get even worse under the One Big Beautiful Bill:
House Republicans have included a provision in their partisan budget reconciliation “megabill” that aims to block federal funding from going to Planned Parenthood and other clinics that provide access to abortion services. This long-time Republican goal would prohibit Medicaid from reimbursing these clinics for any of their services…
It’s only a matter of time until PPNNE runs out of money and stops their dirty work.
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