Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio cutting workforce following loss of federal funds

Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio is reducing its workforce, blaming the move on a loss of federal funding.

The feds cut off Title X and Medicaid funding through the reconciliation bill Congress recently passed, which bars health care providers that offer abortion services from participating in the Medicaid program. A federal judge has blocked the provision.

The organization previously said it had closed its Cleveland Health Center on Euclid Avenue in the city’s Midtown section, citing the loss of federal funds. According to a statement at the time, part of the reason for closure was that its Title X funds were frozen.

“Seven months into the Trump administration, unrelenting attacks on Planned Parenthood, including deep cuts to our funding have forced us to make significant changes to ensure we can continue to keep our doors open and serve the patients who rely on us,” Erica Wilson-Domer, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, said in a statement.

“The loss of Title X and Medicaid funding represents a loss of $10 million annually to PPGOH. Without a reduction in force, PPGOH could cease to exist, leaving over 50,000 patients without access to birth control, gender affirming care, abortion, and a myriad of other essential health care services,” Wilson-Domer added. “As long as our doors are open, PPGOH remains committed to providing high-quality, affordable, and timely health care to all our patients.”

The organization did not mention specific details about the layoffs.

After Congress passed the reconciliation bill, Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region said it planned to close its centers in Springfield and Hamilton.

“Women who were able, and some men who were able to go to this clinic who were able to go to the ones that have been shut down, they immediately cannot use that service anymore, even though … that’s where they had been going forever,” Democratic U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman told WLWT-TV. “That’s where their trusted doctor is, their trusted physician.”

According to its release, in 2024, the organization provided care to 50,550 patients. The total included 7,605 gender-affirming care visits and 156,547 tests for sexually transmitted infections, including 11,331 HIV tests. The tally also included 21,200 pregnancy tests, 36,902 contraception visits, 10,425 telehealth visits for patients in rural areas, and 10,235 preventive care visits, including cancer screenings.

Wilson-Domer said that in recent years, the organization has “served more than half the Title X patients in the state of Ohio.”

“The Trump administration’s cuts to Medicaid, including defunding Planned Parenthood, will increase the federal deficit by $300 million to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations,” Wilson-Domer added. “By disrupting our funding sources without just cause, the Trump administration is demonstrating that it values control over common sense.”

The loss of federal funding is not entirely unexpected. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump announced a freeze on millions in federal tax dollars for “reproductive care” via Title X.

Shawn Carney of 40 Days for Life told LifeNews.com that the clinics’ closures are a reason to celebrate. The publication reported that at least 38 Planned Parenthood clinics are closing this year.

“Just in the last few days, we’ve received confirmation that Planned Parenthood centers are closing following 40 Days for Life vigils in: Hamilton, Ohio–in spite of the state enshrining a right to abortion in its constitution; Evansville, Indiana; Santa Cruz, Gilroy, and San Mateo, California; Houston and my hometown of Tyler, Texas,” he told the publication. “Certainly, the defunding of Planned Parenthood played a role–but there’s rarely just one reason an abortion business closes its doors.”