Amid efforts from pro-life advocates and conservatives to defund the baby-killing giant, Planned Parenthood’s “Prevention Park,” the 78,000-sqare-foot, stair-step tower once known as the largest Planned Parenthood facility in the Western Hemisphere, permanently closed its doors Wednesday.
“Prevention Park” was situated near the University of Houston and Texas Southern University. Another Houston facility also ceased operations on Oct. 1, leaving four locations in the Houston area.
While abortion is illegal after six weeks gestation in Texas, Susan B. Anthony Pro-life America reports that Planned Parenthoods in the Lone Star State still refer abortion-minded women for out of state abortions and direct them to resources that will pay for their travel.
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast controlled the operation of the abortion giant’s Houston-area facilities and those in Louisiana. But after these Texas closures, and the shuttering of both Louisiana facilities also slated for the end of September, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas will take over operation of the remaining four in the Houston area, according to Planned Parenthood’s website.
Footage from the Center for Medical Progress released in 2015 allegedly showed leadership from Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast in a flippant discussion on harvesting and selling body parts of aborted babies, and the brutal measures employed to avoid partial-birth abortions in an attempt to skirt federal law. One video references “Prevention Park” as a site for the sale of aborted baby’s body parts for experiments.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by Congress on July 3 stripped Planned Parenthood of approximately $500 million in federal, taxpayer-supplied funds by restricting the use of Medicaid payments at nonprofits that offer abortions, with limited exceptions.
Enforcement of that provision was initially blocked by a federal judge after Planned Parenthood sued the Trump administration. However, an appeals court lifted the injunctions staying enforcement of the provision defunding Planned Parenthood earlier this month. Planned Parenthood announced that approximately two-thirds of its facilities risk closure without these funds.
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser described the measures depriving Planned Parenthood of approximately $500 million “the greatest national pro-life victory since the Dobbs decision.”
Planned Parenthood boasted performing 402,230 abortions, in 2022-2023, a 23 percent increase since 2013. At least 41 of the abortion mill’s facilities have reportedly announced closure this year.
Catherine Gripp is a graduate of Arizona Christian University where she earned a degree in communication and a minor in political science. She writes for The Federalist as a reporting intern.