A Planned Parenthood in Fontana suffered another blow after the city extended its building moratorium for another year on Tuesday.
While the organization has rented the building for two years, it’s been unable to open.
“It’s very clear that it’s targeted, that’s without a doubt,” Planned Parenthood spokesperson Nichole Ramirez said.
Planned Parenthood is known for championing reproductive rights.
“Frustrating doesn’t begin to define it because, at the end of the day, it’s so very clear they’re specifically blocking Planned Parenthood,” Ramirez said. “They’re choosing their own personal beliefs over what their constituents actually need.”
Ramirez referred to the City Council, which voted 4 to 1 to extend the moratorium on new construction projects in the area where Planned Parenthood had already leased land.
“We went through the planning process for over a year with them,” she said. “All the checks, all the balances, all the hurdles they were throwing at us to conform to their process.”