On Friday, MidWestern, which is blaming a freezing in federal funds, said four family planning clinics in Minnesota and four of the six in Iowa. State restrictions on abortion.
There are two Minnesota clinics in the twin cities area, in Apple Valley and Richlefeld. Others are in Alexandria and Pimidji.
According to the northern family planning states, the four closure in the state of Iowa includes the only planned family planning facility in the state that provides abortion procedures, in Amis, the home of Iowa State University. Others are in Cedar Rapids, Siox City and Undandil de Mine.
the Family planning Affiliate said it would exclude 66 employees and ask 37 additional employees to move to different clinics. The organization also said it is planning to continue investing in distance medicine services and see almost 20,000 patients annually. The subsidiary company serves five states – Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
“We have fought to adhere to an unsustainable infrastructure with the attack of the attacks,” said Roth Richardson, President and CEO of the affiliate company.
Of the 15 clinics, the United States remains for the northern United States, it will provide six abortion procedures – five of which are in Minnesota. The other clinic is in Omaha, Nebraska.
The subsidiary said that in April, the Trump administration has froze $ 2.8 million in Mainisota’s federal funds to provide birth control and other services, such as cervical cancer offers and testing transmitted diseases.
Although federal funds cannot be used for most miscarriages, abortion opponents have long argued that companies affiliated with the plan should not receive any taxpayer dollars, saying that the money still indirectly asserting the abortion services.
The central states of the planned family were also martyred Medical aidWhich provides health coverage for low -income Americans, in addition to the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate the financing of teenage prevention programs.
In addition, Iowa led the Republicans last year Most miscarriages are prohibited after about six weeks of pregnancyBefore many women knew that they were pregnant, causing the number to decrease there by 60 % in the first six months, the law was valid and increased the number of patients traveling to Minnesota and Nebraska significantly.
After the closure, the planned states of the northern United States will operate 10 brick clinics and mortars in Minnesota, two in Iowa, and two in Nebraska, and one in South Dakota. Do not manage anything in the Northern Dakota, although MooRhead, Minnesota, the clinic is located across the red river of Fargo, North Dakota.
He contributed to this report.
