Manhattan Planned Parenthood clinic to stop offering abortions after 20 weeks as centers plan to shutter across state

The only Planned Parenthood clinic in Manhattan announced it would no longer be performing abortions after 20 weeks due to financial issues, according to a report.

The clinic will temporarily stop providing abortions after 20 weeks and will halt “deep sedation” for patients during intrauterine devices (IUD) insertion and surgical abortions, the nonprofit’s state chapter spokesperson told The Independent in a statement. The changes, first reported by The City, will begin on September 3.

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York “currently uses a contracted anesthesia vendor for the Manhattan Health Center – the only such vendor we use across our health centers in New York State.” The nonprofit covers 100 per cent of the vendors contract costs “and is unable to do so any longer,” the spokesperson continued.

The Manhattan Health Center, located downtown on Bleecker Street, is the only Planned Parenthood clinic in the city to offer the procedure up to 20 weeks, according to Abortion Finder. However, several other clinics in the city and state still offer the procedure up to that benchmark.

“We are thankfully one of numerous abortion providers in NYC,” the spokesperson said. “We are fortunate to be part of an ecosystem of local care options.”

Less than 2 per cent of all of the abortions performed at the Planned Parenthood Greater New York’s clinics occur after 20 weeks, a spokesperson told the New York Times. Planned Parenthood also plans to close four clinics across the state, the outlet reported.

“The gestational limit of 19 weeks and 6 days is temporary. Patients who need abortion later in pregnancy are among the most vulnerable among the communities we serve,” the statement said, adding that Planned Parenthood of Greater New