The downtown Santa Cruz Planned Parenthood office, which abruptly shut its doors last week, will remain closed despite a federal judge restoring Medicaid reimbursement to the organization nationwide.
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Santa Cruz health, school leaders warn of care crisis after Planned Parenthood clinic shuts down
The sudden closure of the Santa Cruz Planned Parenthood clinic, one of five shuttered due to a federal court ruling allowing Medicaid funding cuts for abortion providers, has sparked concern among local health and education leaders about reduced access to essential health services for low-income families. With the clinic previously serving thousands of patients annually, local health centers are bracing for a surge in demand amid an already strained health care network.
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Santa Cruz Planned Parenthood clinic abruptly shuts down amid Medicaid cuts
Santa Cruz’s downtown Planned Parenthood clinic closed suddenly Thursday, one of five locations shuttered by the organization’s Mar Monte affiliate after a federal court ruling allowed most Medicaid cuts to the health care provider to take effect across the country.
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The price tag on Project 2025’s abortion plan: $300 million cut to Medi-Cal
Gov. Gavin Newsom is urgently preparing to protect reproductive rights from the incoming Trump administration — and the looming possibility of Project 2025-inspired policies.
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Planned Parenthood sought a building permit. Then a California city changed zoning rules.
In the Inland Empire, Fontana is the latest California city to block a Planned Parenthood clinic, saying it’s studying putting an entertainment hub there.
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California clinics brace for fallout from Arizona abortion ban
Even before Tuesday’s ruling, confusion about abortion restrictions brought Arizona patients, and others, to California health care providers, straining some facilities’ staff.
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California Planned Parenthood employees unionize, say they’re overworked as abortions increase
Planned Parenthood clinics in Southern California saw a sharp increase in abortions after the Supreme Court struck down Roe vs. Wade. Now, workers at the clinics are creating a union.
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Santa Cruz already seeing out-of-state abortion patients as Planned Parenthood ramps up regional services
Officials in Planned Parenthood’s Mar Monte region are preparing for 250 to 500 out-of-state patients seeking abortions each year across its 35 centers. Two of those centers, in Watsonville and downtown Santa Cruz, are expected to see some of those patients, but it’s not clear to officials just how many. Each site is seeking to hire one full-time provider.
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One Friday in the new, post-Roe America: How losing abortion access changes us all
Soon, the Santa Cruz area’s Planned Parenthood’s offices will see 250 to 500 more patients per week, out-of-state refugees pushed west by Friday’s Supreme Court decision to reverse Roe v. Wade. But those are only the ones who have the money and connections to get to us. Jessica Dieseldorff, a nurse practitioner at Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in Watsonville, writes about our new reality, both for those coming to California and for those of us here.
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‘It’s really unknown territory’: Longtime Planned Parenthood leaders look back — and forward
With the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion seemingly under threat and states across the country passing laws that greatly restrict a woman’s right to choose, local activists see “a grim, grim future” ahead but say they’re committed to keeping Planned Parenthood’s health care role in Santa Cruz a central one.