Excerpt from Cascade PBS story featuring Government Relations Director Gabbi Nazari, originally published June 20, 2025

In Washington, safety-net abortion providers like Planned Parenthood and Cedar River Clinics cannot turn away patients seeking an abortion because of financial constraints, being uninsured or on Medicaid or having out-of-state insurance that doesn’t cover abortion. Instead, clinics absorb these costs, and part of the Abortion Access Project funding makes up for them.

But with 55% less funding, clinics will have to shoulder more costs and ultimately make tough decisions to balance budgets with continued demand for abortion care, said Gabbi Nazari, government relations director for Pro-Choice Washington.

“If we don’t have funding, it will lead to hours being reduced, clinics closing their doors, and patients waiting longer for care or having to forgo care altogether,” Nazari said. “These cuts really are a major blow to our status as a reproductive health haven.”