Pro-life activists, Republican lawmakers continue Planned Parenthood opposition

Several pro-life organizations and Republican lawmakers continue their opposition to Planned Parenthood for its abortion procedures by cutting their funding, which recently resulted in one of the organization’s Ohio facilities closing.

Republicans in the House and Senate passed a budget reconciliation bill in July that included a one-year provision barring clinics from receiving federal Medicaid reimbursement if they offer abortion services and billed Medicaid more than $800,000 in fiscal year 2023, according to the Ohio Capitol Journal.

Pro-life activists also opposed Planned Parenthood, urging the lawmakers not to give the organization federal money and pull it from the 340B drug pricing program.

Students for Life of America, a pro-life group with more than 2,000 student chapters nationwide, also tried to pressure Republican President Donald Trump to disqualify Planned Parenthood as a vendor with the federal government.

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, Family Policy Alliance, Americans United for Life, Family Research Council and National Right to Life also signed the letter addressed to Trump.

As a result of these efforts, one of the Planned Parenthood facilities in Ohio was forced to fire 17 of its employees.

Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio Workers United’s union organizer, Clarie Randall, told the Ohio Capital Journal that people were fired on Nov. 18. Affiliate leaders notified staff that the clinic in Franklinton, Ohio, would close as part of the staff reduction and that all workers at that location would be subject to layoff.

“Ultimately, we will close the Franklinton location on Nov. 28, 2025, and we will work to transfer these patients to our North Columbus location,” Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio told the news source.

Leaders at the organization said that Planned Parenthood’s Ohio branch alone lost approximately $10 million.

Katie Rodihan, director of state advocacy communications for Planned Parenthood Action Fund, said in a statement to the Ohio Capitol Journal that those actions would make medication more expensive and take away access to birth control, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and cancer screenings.

“These anti-abortion lawmakers are so hellbent on shutting down Planned Parenthood that they’re willing to sacrifice your health care,” she said.

Rodihan also said that “no matter what attack anti-abortion groups and politicians launch, Planned Parenthood Action Fund will always be ready to fight back for patients.”