Planned Parenthood Closes 7 California Centers Due to Federal Defunding

Calvin Freiburger : Oct 23, 2025
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The Trump administration is hitting Planned Parenthood's wallet, but far-left states like California are helping to sustain the abortion giant with government funding.

[LifeSiteNews.com] Planned Parenthood has announced the closure of seven of its California facilities due to new restrictions on federal funding but vows abortions will continue unaffected in the far-left state. (Screengrab image: via CBS News)

NBC 7 San Diego reports that Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties (PPOSBC) will be closing locations in Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Mission Viejo, Santa Ana, Westminster, San Bernardino, and Upland effective December 10, laying off some 81 employees as a result of President Donald Trump's so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (BBB), which contains a one-year ban on federal tax dollars going through Medicaid to entities that commits abortions for reasons other than rape, incest, or supposed threats to the mother's life.

In a press release, PPOSBC describes the affected locations as offering "primary care services" but claims the BBB won't impact its abortion operations since those receive funding from California's far-left Democrat state government. "They came after abortion, but they're taking away everything else that we do," said PPOSBC President and Chief Executive Krista Hollinger.

Yet defunding all aspects of Planned Parenthood contributes to reducing the abortion giant's overall profits and ability to continue operating, which in turn impacts its ability to continue abortions in the long run, as without Roe v. Wade to ensure abortion's legality, the industry relies heavily on taxpayer funding to stay in operation... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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