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Planned Parenthood of Michigan is closing three more centers this year—Lansing, Livonia, and Warren—following last year’s closures in Marquette, Petoskey, and Jackson, plus a consolidation in Ann Arbor. The move stems from a $4.2 million funding shortfall in patient care reimbursements and federal family planning funds for 2025, plus projected $5.6 million in uncompensated care by 2026. CEO Paula Thornton Greear says the closures are part of a strategic reorganization to sustain long-term access, with expanded virtual care across the state. While none of the shuttered centers offered procedural abortions, seven locations will remain open. Governor Whitmer blames federal policy, calling it “President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill,” while Right to Life of Michigan counters it’s internal mismanagement—not politics—that’s driving the closures.

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