Planned Parenthood permanently closes 5 NorCal health centers including in the Bay Area

Planned Parenthood shut down five of its Northern California health centers Thursday, saying its hand was forced by Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.

Planned Parenthood shut down five of its Northern California health centers Thursday, saying its hand was forced by Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.

Planned Parenthood shut down five of its Northern California health centers Thursday, saying its hand was forced by Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.

Planned Parenthood shut down five of its Northern California health centers Thursday, saying its hand was forced by Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Planned Parenthood Mar Monte permanently shut the doors on five of its Northern California health centers Thursday, saying its hand was forced by President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.

The nonprofit is closing its South San Francisco, San Mateo, Gilroy, Westside/Santa Cruz, and Madera locations.

“We really feel like we are in the fight of our life,” said Stacy Cross, president and CEO Planned Parenthood Mar Monte.

Mar Monte is the largest Planned Parenthood region in the country, serving mid California and Nevada. It is also cutting the centers’ family medicine, behavioral health, and prenatal care services, which in just the past year served more than 22,000 mostly low-income patients.

“We have called every patient to reschedule who had an appointment. We are also calling all our patients that have continuous care, like primary care or prenatal care. Those services we are sunsetting, so we are continuing to provide that care at another center,” said Cross.

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Trump’s newly-signed law restricts federal funding for clinics that provide abortion services beyond cases of rape, incest, or medical necessity.

“It essentially defunds Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, from us being able to get reimbursed for the care we provide,” said Cross.

The organization also let go of more than 60 staff members at the five centers.

“I’ve been a Planned Parenthood CEO for 24 years at three separate affiliates, and I can tell you this is the really the hardest it’s been in my entire life,” said Cross, noting the closures are a move to financially sustain Planned Parenthood’s future and the future of abortion access.