Planned Parenthood funding slashed, risking 200 clinic shutdowns

Thanks to President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," Planned Parenthood just took a massive financial hit that could close hundreds of clinics across the country.

Last week, Trump signed the bill into law, embedding a provision that halts Medicaid taxpayer funding to Planned Parenthood for one year, igniting fierce opposition from the organization, which now warns of widespread clinic closures and reduced healthcare access for over a million patients.

This isn’t a minor budget cut; it blocks nearly 600 Planned Parenthood centers from Medicaid reimbursements for the next year, a move that’s got the organization scrambling.

Defunding threatens clinic operations nationwide

Planned Parenthood, which pocketed $792.2 million in taxpayer money in its latest reported year—a jump of almost $100 million from the prior year—claims this funding freeze could shutter nearly 200 clinics in 24 states.

Even more striking, 90 percent of these endangered locations sit in states where abortion is still legal, potentially cutting off services like cancer screenings and STI testing for many, though their own data shows those services have been declining anyway.

The group estimates over 1 million women could lose access to non-abortion care, raising alarms about gaps in healthcare access if these closures come to pass.

Financial woes despite significant assets

Even with $3 billion in assets reported as of June 2023, Planned Parenthood has been wrestling with financial struggles, despite a wave of donations after Roe v. Wade ended in 2022.

Since the start of 2025, at least 20 clinics have already closed, and recent reports highlight over a dozen more either shut down or at risk in states like Illinois, Michigan, and Utah.

On top of that, earlier this year, the Trump administration froze Title X funds to nine state affiliates over alleged violations of federal civil rights law, piling on the fiscal pressure.

Legal fights and conservative pushback

Planned Parenthood’s leader, Alexis McGill Johnson, fired back, stating, “The reconciliation bill is a targeted attack.”

She’s gearing up for lawsuits against the Trump administration, calling this an “unlawful attack” on healthcare, but let’s face it—policy decisions carry weight, and conservatives have been gunning for this defunding through budget reconciliation for years, finally bypassing the Senate’s 60-vote hurdle with a simple majority.

This national defunding provision scaled back from an initial ten-year proposal to just one year, follows a Supreme Court ruling that effectively allows states to withhold Medicaid funds from the organization, and now it’s a reality coast to coast.

Abortion stats

Though the Hyde Amendment bars federal funding for abortions, pro-life groups argue no public money should support organizations performing them, especially as Planned Parenthood’s latest report tallies 402,230 abortions, up from 392,715 the year before.

As the second-largest provider of “gender-affirming care,” including puberty blockers for minors, Planned Parenthood remains a focal point for conservatives who see this defunding as a hard-won step, though they’re already pushing for a permanent funding cutoff.

With 30 active legal battles over abortion bans and Medicaid restrictions, Planned Parenthood isn’t stepping back, but with pro-life advocates energized by this victory, the organization faces a steep uphill climb—and that’s an understatement.