Planned Parenthood Closes 5 California Clinics

“We really feel like we are in the fight of our life,” said Stacy Cross, president and CEO of the Mar Monte affiliate, which serves California and Nevada.

“I’ve been a Planned Parenthood CEO for 24 years at three separate affiliates, and I can tell you this is really the hardest it’s been in my entire life,” Cross said.

“This law is clearly a back-door ban on abortion in reproductive freedom states,” Planned Parenthood Mar Monte said in a statement.

“It essentially defunds Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, from us being able to get reimbursed for the care we provide,” Cross said.

The White House defended the Medicaid changes in a fact sheet on the bill.

“The One Big Beautiful Bill protects and strengthens Medicaid for those who rely on it — pregnant women, children, seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income families — while eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse. The One Big Beautiful Bill removes illegal aliens, enforces work requirements, and protects Medicaid for the truly vulnerable,” the White House said.