In this issue:
- Planned Parenthood partners with this California library system to install “sex ed cabinets” at 12 area libraries.
- Planned Parenthood sees more facility closures in 2025.
- A Medicaid case goes to the highest court in the land. What will the justices decide?
Planned Parenthood Installs ‘Sex Ed Cabinets’ at Sacramento Libraries
By Katie Brown Xavios
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte has teamed up with the Sacramento library system to provide free sex ed materials to area libraries. Who frequents libraries? Children and families. Seems like just another way for Planned Parenthood to target your children.
According to CBS, 12 Sacramento-area libraries now have sex ed resource cabinets, stocked with free contraceptives and sexually explicit materials. The materials direct readers to Planned Parenthood and have large signs with phrases such as “Having Sex? How Safe Are You?”
The same article notes that the “sex ed cabinets” are, for the most part, placed in centralized locations, meaning that young children will be exposed to the materials.
Greg Burt, vice president of the California Family Council, told Fox News, “I don’t understand why they think kids should be having sex. Nobody on either side of the aisle believes that, and yet they want to provide sex stuff for people . . . in the library, which is beyond the pale.”
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte is the largest affiliate of Planned Parenthood, bringing in an annual income of a staggering $130,383,572 in the last year. The organization’s CEO, Stacy Cross, is the second-highest-paid affiliate CEO, earning $725,671 annually. Abortion is clearly a profitable business for PP Mar Monte, and it seems it is extending its “marketing” to Sacramento’s youngest via the local public library.
Planned Parenthood Affiliates across the Country Announce More Facility Closures and Structural Changes for 2025
By Katherine Van Dyke
In a press release last week, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England announced that it will close its facility in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, on June 3, 2025. This will be the sixth Planned Parenthood closure in Vermont since 2022.
The St. Johnsbury facility currently provides contraceptives and distributes abortion pills up to 12-weeks’ gestation, through both in-person and telehealth appointments.
Nicole Clegg, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England’s CEO, stated that “financial hardship” is the main reason for the decision to shut down this facility. PPNNE’s press release specified that “devastating flooding, as well as inadequate reimbursement rates for services provided have made it increasingly difficult to sustain essential care for the community.” However, PPNNE did not miss the opportunity to direct women toward its telehealth “services” through its Virtual Health Center, and it listed other Planned Parenthoods they can travel to in the state.
In addition to this closure, Planned Parenthood of Michigan announced that it will close three of its facilities by April 30, while its fourth facility in Ann Arbor will close and merge with its larger Ann Arbor facility. Additionally, PPMI will reduce its staff by 10%. All four of these facilities also provide contraceptives and abortion pills through 12-weeks’ gestation and do so through telehealth and in-person appointments.
PPMI does not cite specifics for these closures, other than claiming “reorganization” due to “increasing threats and challenges under a hostile presidential administration.” However, PPMI does specifically state that it will work to “expand” its Virtual Health Center services to seven days a week, “providing key services like birth control, medication abortion, and gender affirming care.”
As of April 1, 2025, Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood merged with Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho. Along with the news of this merger came the retirement announcement of Linda McCarthy, Mt. Baker’s CEO of 21 years. This now leaves Planned Parenthood Federation of America with 48 affiliates. The press release simply stated that these two affiliates “are merging to strengthen operations, advocacy, and education across their service regions” and did not cite any other specifics (emphasis added).
While we do not know for certain what the landscape of Planned Parenthood will look like with all these closures and mergers, we certainly hope and pray that they signify the downfall of the big abortion business. However, we also know the cleverness and deceit that this organization personifies, meaning our actions and prayers must grow stronger than ever.
SCOTUS Case Could Be a Game-Changer in the Fight to Defund Planned Parenthood
By Kyle Nazareth
On April 2, 2025, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a case that could have huge ripple effects for the pro-life movement. While the case is not directly about abortion, the court will decide whether states can be forced to give taxpayer dollars to organizations, such as Planned Parenthood, that provide or promote abortion.
At the heart of the case is Medicaid, the federal healthcare program for low-income Americans. States manage their own Medicaid programs, but they have to follow certain federal laws to obtain federal funding. One of those laws, known as the “any qualified provider” provision in the Medicaid Act, says patients can choose any provider that’s qualified under both state and federal law.
But what happens if a state decides an abortion provider shouldn’t receive taxpayer money? That’s what happened in 2018, when South Carolina governor Henry McMaster signed an executive order declaring Planned Parenthood “unqualified” for the state’s Medicaid program. He pointed to a state law that bans public funds from supporting abortion services. In response, Planned Parenthood sued, claiming the move violated the Medicaid Act. Now, that battle has reached the Supreme Court.
Legally, it’s a complex case focused on interpreting the “any qualified provider” provision in the Medicaid Act. But beneath all the legal jargon are deeper questions: Do states have the right to choose the medical providers they will fund through Medicaid? Or do Medicaid patients clearly have a legal right to choose abortion providers like Planned Parenthood? At its core, this case strikes at larger debates over states’ power, how legal rights are created, and the proper role of the Supreme Court.
During oral arguments, the liberal justices leaned toward a broad interpretation of the “any qualified provider” provision, suggesting that Congress doesn’t need to explicitly include magic words like “right” or “entitlement” in a law for people to be able to sue. In contrast, the conservative justices warned against creating new rights by stretching the law beyond what Congress clearly granted. Doing so could weaken state authority, flood the courts with lawsuits, and unconstitutionally expand the power of the judicial branch.
The justices haven’t tipped their gavels yet. But one thing is clear: Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic could become a landmark pro-life case. It’s not just a legal debate; it’s a chance to protect pro-life state policies and hit the abortion industry where it hurts—their wallet. A ruling is expected by summer. Until then, we should be watching and praying.
Kyle Nazareth is a Good Counselor Project Fellow with the Napa Legal Institute and holds a BA in political science from California Lutheran University. He earned his JD, cum laude, from the Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law. After law school, Kyle served as a Judicial Law Clerk on Florida’s Fifth and Third District Courts of Appeal.
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