CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (IOWA’S NEWS NOW) — Planned Parenthood is shutting down more North Central States facilities – including Cedar Rapids’ 1st Avenue SE location.
The facility just finished upgrades in 2021 – and has had its doors boarded up for months for more renovations that began in late 2024.
“The near-total abortion ban in Iowa significantly changed how many Iowans could access abortion care in their home state,” a release from Planned Parenthood stated on Friday. “In the six months after the ban, the number of abortions in Iowa dropped 60%, while Iowans traveling to Nebraska and Minnesota increased 239%.”…