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CV NEWS FEED // Planned Parenthood of Illinois (PPIL) has announced the closure of four centers: those in Ottawa, Decatur, and Bloomington in central Illinois, and an Englewood location in Chicago.
These centers will cease operations in March 2025, according to a news release from PPIL.
The organization attributed the closures to rising health care costs, increasing numbers of patients requiring financial assistance, decreasing reimbursement rates from insurers, an “uncertain patient care landscape under a new national political administration, and the need to create a sustainable future after the overturning of Roe v Wade.”
According to PPIL, the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade has led to an influx of women traveling to Illinois for abortions. PPIL reported a 47% increase in overall abortion care patients, with nearly 25% coming from more than 40 other states.
“We made plans for the patient surge however rising care costs and lower reimbursement rates from insurers is jeopardizing PPIL’s sustainability,” Interim President and CEO of PPIL Tonya Tucker said. “Unfortunately, this is the reality many other Planned Parenthood affiliates are facing in the rapidly evolving health care environment.”
The centers slated for closure provide abortion pills but not procedural abortions, according to the centers’ pages on PPIL’s website.
The abortion giant plans to expand appointment availability at its centers in Champaign, Peoria, Springfield, and Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood. The organization also intends to amplify its “PPDirect” app, which will start providing abortion pills by mail in February. The app already offers access to birth control and contraceptives.
