Planned Parenthood clinics in Louisiana close
By Kati Weis
October 1, 2025 / 10:54 AM EDT / CBS News

Planned Parenthood's two clinics in Louisiana closed on Tuesday over challenges that the organization said made it unfeasible to operate there.

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The president of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast said the closures were forced by "compounding political attacks that have dismantled public health infrastructure, (and) blocked patients from care."

The closures follow a court ruling last month that affected the clinics' ability to accept Medicaid reimbursements for providing patient care, by clearing the way for a provision of President Trump's tax and spending bill to be implemented.

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But while many Planned Parenthood clinics provide abortion services, the clinics in Louisiana that closed had not offered abortion services at any time in their 40-year history, according to the New Orleans Health Department. Planned Parenthood has never had a license to perform abortions in Louisiana, The Associated Press reported.

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Sep 2016
Victory for Louisiana Planned Parenthood

The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the decision of a lower court on Wednesday, ruling that Louisiana cannot deny Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics for non-abortion procedures. After the defunding bill was pushed through the state legislature, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast and three of its patients filed suit arguing that under federal law, women who receive Medicaid are entitled to select their healthcare provider. The three judge appeals panel rejected the state’s argument that Planned Parenthood was unqualified to provide such services.
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http://feminist.org/blog/index.php/2016/09/15/victory-for-louisiana-planned-parenthood/
https://www.democraticunderground.com/11389343