The Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania abortion business is temporarily closing three abortion centers in the Pittsburgh area this month. The abortion giant is citing a severe staffing shortage of nurses amid a statewide nursing crisis and challenges to staying open.
The closures affect the downtown Pittsburgh location, set to close January 23; the Greensburg abortion clinic, closing on Saturday; and the Bridgeville facility, which shuttered in December.
The Johnstown office will remain the only fully operational site among the pro-abortion organization’s four abortion centers. While not all Planned Parenthood centers kill babies in abortions, they all make abortion referrals and arrange for abortions at abortion facilities.
Nearly half a dozen registered nurses and certified nurse practitioners have left for other jobs in recent months, leaving the abortion organization unable to maintain the affected sites despite recruitment efforts.
“Demand for registered nurses and nursing practitioners is at an all-time high at a time when fewer and fewer are available or looking to move jobs,” said Michael J. Gibson, communications director for Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania.
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Gibson noted additional recruiting hurdles, saying, “It’s much harder to convince a nurse to come to sexual and reproductive care from oncology when oncology isn’t having nearly as many regulatory changes made unilaterally on them.”
Abortions in Pittsburgh will continue uninterrupted, Planned Parenthood says, as it doesn’t want to lose the revenue stream from killing babies.
That’s especially the case given the fact that a new report shows fewer babies killed in abortions in the Keystone State.
The number of abortions in Pennsylvania decreased sharply in 2024, according to the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation.
Statistics released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health show 2,466 fewer abortions occurred in 2024 compared to 2023. In all, 32,946 abortions occurred in the Commonwealth in 2024.
“Every abortion is a tragedy, but the decline in abortions in Pennsylvania is good news for women and babies,” said Maria Gallagher, executive director of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation. “The dramatic drop demonstrates that more women in PA are getting the support they need to bring their babies into the world,” Gallagher added.
“We are grateful to the many pregnancy resource centers in the Commonwealth, which offer comprehensive counseling and material aid to women in need. These vitally important centers charge nothing for their services, which are a life-saver for many women and their children,” Gallagher added.
The age group having the most abortions are 25-29-year-olds, accounting for nearly 28 percent of the total. The vast majority of abortions—93 percent—were performed in ten counties: Allegheny, Berks, Bucks, Dauphin, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, and York
“No pregnant woman in Pennsylvania should feel as if she has to abort her child. Many people stand ready to assist women and their babies to prevent the tragedy and trauma of abortion,” Gallagher added.
