Overview

• Tuesday marked the final day of operations for Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast’s health centers in New Orleans and Baton Rouge after an August closure announcement.
• The sites had offered birth control, STI testing, cancer screenings, and other care for more than 40 years, and were not providing abortion services according to the organization’s website.
• Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast CEO Melaney Linton attributed the closures to sustained political attacks and efforts to defund reproductive health services.
• Gov. Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill praised the shutdown, calling it a victory for what they described as a pro-life agenda.
• Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast shared a list of medical providers for patients seeking care, and the New Orleans Health Department published a resource list to help maintain access.