Fort Wayne Planned Parenthood Closes, Cites Intimidation by Right to Life

By: Chris Darby
Wayne.com
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne's Planned Parenthood location is closing, NewsChannel 15 learned Monday.


 A sign on the door of the health center on West Jefferson Boulevard says reads, "This health center is permanently closed." It directed patients to the Planned Parenthood locations in Elkhart and Mishawaka.

 

According to leaders from Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, the closing of the clinic is due directly to intimidation and harassment of patients, providers, and supporters of PPINK led by Allen County Right to Life (ACRL) and others in the Fort Wayne community."

Protesters gathered often at the intersection of Illinois Road and West Jefferson Boulevard to protest abortion practices, despite the clinic not providing abortion services.

The executive director of Allen County Right to Life responded to the news of the closing by releasing a statement to NewsChannel 15.

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