March 19, 2026

Closed clinics, canceled care: New data shows effects of One Big Beautiful Bill’s attack on Planned Parenthood

Fewer women are getting cancer screenings. Fewer are getting birth control. And clinics are closing.

Six months after a federal court cleared the way for Congress' temporary cutoff of Planned Parenthood funding to take effect as part of President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, new data shared first with MS NOW documents the toll: Nearly two dozen health centers shuttered, breast exam visits declined 25% in December compared to the year before and IUD insertions dropped nearly 40% the same month.

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By:  Julianne Mcshane
Source: MS NOW