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Fox News
30-07-2025
- Health
- Fox News
Ex-Planned Parenthood director celebrates closure of Houston facilities: 'Not shocking'
Print Close By Landon Mion Published July 30, 2025 EXCLUSIVE: Former Planned Parenthood clinic director turned pro-life activist Abby Johnson said the organization's announcement that two of its facilities in Houston, Texas, will be shutting down this fall represents a "symbolic victory" for the pro-life movement. Johnson, who resigned in 2009, told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that she believes the pro-life movement secured a key win with the facility closures, which includes a 78,000-square-foot clinic that was once the largest abortion facility in the Western Hemisphere before Texas' abortion ban. "I think it's a victory, I think more than anything it's certainly taking ground for the pro-life movement," Johnson said. "As far as being a victory in saving babies, it's more of a symbolic victory in that way, because women aren't walking into that building to get abortions anymore. Abortions in the state of Texas are happening online." Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast — which runs six clinics in the Houston area and two in Louisiana — will close its Prevention Park and Southwest centers on Sept. 30, while the other Houston facilities will be acquired by the organization's largest Texas affiliate. PRO-LIFE GROUP 'ELATED' AFTER PLANNED PARENTHOOD SHUTTERS HOUSTON FACILITIES: 'TREMENDOUS VICTORY' Facilities in GOP-led states with abortion restrictions, including Texas , have been forced to cease procedures following the 2022 Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe V. Wade and returned power to make laws regarding abortion back to the states. Johnson, who worked for eight years at a clinic in Bryan, Texas, that was run by Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, recalled the celebration among her former colleagues when plans for the Houston mega-facility were unveiled, although she resigned from the organization before it was opened in 2010. "I was in the room on the day that they unveiled the plans. I was in the room on the day that they unveiled the model of that building. Everyone was so excited that we were going to have this 78,000-square-foot abortion facility," Johnson said. "I remember the capacity that they were going to be able to see, the capacity of patients, the excitement of being able to perform 75 abortions every day, six days a week." "So the fact that this facility is no longer even going to be an option, even if surgical abortion was reinstated here in the state of Texas, that facility is no longer going to be operational," she continued. "It's no longer going to be able to be used as an abortion facility. That in itself is a victory." The company cited rising costs, staffing shortages and low reimbursement rates as the reasons for closing the two Houston facilities. State GOP officials in recent years have made repeated attempts to shut down Planned Parenthood even after nearly all abortions were banned under Texas law. The closings in Houston come amid several closures of Planned Parenthood facilities in various states, including New York, where the organization is selling its only Manhattan health center building for $39 million. Johnson, who now runs a pro-life ministry, said mergers were already happening when she worked for Planned Parenthood, including with the facility she worked for, and she expects mergers to continue as more facilities close across the country. "When I first began working for Planned Parenthood, there were almost 100 affiliates. That number has more than halved since I left Planned Parenthood. Affiliates are merging, clinics are closing and they are losing staff. They're having to lay off staff because of clinic closures and mergers," she said, adding that "morale is low" and the work environment is not happy. She said Planned Parenthood wanted to be the "big guy" and essentially close down independent abortion providers to create a monopoly, which she said seems like it will not end up happening. "Many of the independent providers are closing as well. Planned Parenthood facilities are also closing at a very rapid rate," she said. Johnson also said she believes the shuttering of the facility is "incredibly demoralizing" and likely "humiliating" for Planned Parenthood and the pro-choice lobby. "That was a trophy for Planned Parenthood to operate the largest Planned Parenthood in the country," she said. "And for the largest Planned Parenthood to have to close, I think it's incredibly demoralizing and probably humiliating for them as well." Addressing Planned Parenthood's claim that abortions make up only 3% of its services, Johnson said that has been proven false given that facilities in states with abortion bans have had to close. "Now we're being proven right because all of these facilities that don't provide abortions are being forced to shut down," Johnson said. "Because abortion is an overwhelming part of what they do, so all of these clinics that do not do abortions are being forced to close." She said she was not shocked to see that the mega-facility was closing since it can no longer bring in money from performing abortions and can now only offer its other services. "You've got a seven-story, 78,000-square-foot building that's only doing birth control and STD testing. It's not shocking that it closed down because you don't have any significant revenue coming into the facility. There are no abortions going on. That's their primary source of revenue," she said. Large facilities in some Democrat-led states are not experiencing the same setbacks because they are able to continue performing abortions and have money flowing in because of it, Johnson said. FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM DEFUNDING SOME PLANNED PARENTHOOD FACILITIES CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "I think Texas, Louisiana, the southern states, we could have a unique opportunity here because we don't have abortion," she said. "We don't have legal abortion here in the state and we don't have state and federal money pouring into these facilities." She also noted that places, like California, allowing access to surgical abortion are completely overrun with patients who travel for the procedure since it is banned in GOP-led states. Johnson emphasized that despite the victory in Houston, the pro-life movement still has a lot of work to do, pointing to data showing that abortion numbers in Texas have remained about the same since the state banned surgical abortions. "Even though abortion is technically illegal in the state of Texas, women are having abortions at the same exact rate as it was when it was legal," she said. "These women are going online, they're getting abortions from online abortion providers." Abortion pills are "very easy to obtain," she highlighted. Print Close URL
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Los Angeles police hope to reunite firearm owners with guns after devastating Palisades Fire
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is giving firearms owners a chance to reclaim their guns, which were recovered from the charred remains left behind by the Palisades Fire earlier this year. The Palisades Fire burned 23,448 acres on the west side of Los Angeles after being sparked on Jan. 7, 2025. On Wednesday, the LAPD asked individuals who believe they may have lost a firearm in the Palisades Fire to contact the department's Gun Recovery Unit by email to reconnect with their gun. In a press release, the LAPD told citizens that in order to start the process, they will need to provide personal identifying information like proof of residential address and a description of their firearm. Palisades, Eaton Fires In Southern California 100% Contained, Officials Say "Since January, LAPD officers have been working through the painstaking process of recovering and rendering approximately 500 firearms safe," LAPD Chief of Detectives, Alan Hamilton said. "We recognize that these firearms may hold significant sentimental value to their owners, whether as family heirlooms, historical pieces, or personal mementos, and we are doing our best to reunite them with their owners." Read On The Fox News App Throughout the process of removing debris, the LAPD and other local agencies and recovery teams located about 500 firearms. Many of the guns sustained severe fire damage, making them difficult to identify. California Man Pleads Guilty After His Drone Collides With Aircraft Fighting Palisades Fire Although the guns may be in bad condition, the LAPD said it remains committed to ensuring the items are processed, identified and returned to their rightful owners. To report a lost firearm as a result of the Palisades Fire, community members are encouraged to file a lost property report at any LAPD police station or at They can also email the gun recovery unit at palisadesfire@ Los Angeles Agency Reveals Estimated Economic Impact Of Deadly Wildfires As Infernos Still Rage The Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire, which is responsible for the burning of 14,201 acres, created the worst natural disaster in Los Angeles County history, killing 28 people and damaging or destroying over 16,000 structures, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Several smaller fires also contributed to the devastation. At the height of the fires, 180,000 people were under evacuation orders, according to Los Angeles County officials. Damage and economic losses are estimated at more than $250 billion, according to private forecaster AccuWeather. Fox News Digital's Landon Mion contributed to this article source: Los Angeles police hope to reunite firearm owners with guns after devastating Palisades Fire
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
USS Harry S. Truman involved in collision near Egypt
The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier was involved in a collision Wednesday with a merchant vessel near Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea, the Navy announced. "The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M at approximately 11:46 p.m. local time, Feb. 12, while operating in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea," the Navy's Sixth Fleet Public Affairs said in a statement. "The collision did not endanger the Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as there are no reports of flooding or injuries. The propulsion plants are unaffected and in a safe and stable condition," it added. The Navy said the incident is now "under investigation." The circumstances leading up to the collision were not immediately clear. The Truman, which is based in Norfolk, Virginia, deployed in September to the Mediterranean and the Middle East. It had just completed a port call in Souda Bay, Greece. Read On The Fox News App Navy Fighter Pilot Describes Brain Injury Phenomenon Now At Center Of Congressional Probe The ship "provides a wide range of flexible mission capabilities to include maritime security operations, expeditionary power projection, forward naval presence, crisis response, sea control, deterrence, counter-terrorism, information operations and security cooperation," according to the Navy. "The ship's embarked air wing is capable of projecting tactical air power over the sea and inland, as well as providing sea based air, surface and subsurface defense capabilities," it also said. In December last year, two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea in what appeared to be "friendly fire", the U.S. military said at the time. The pilots were found alive after they ejected from their aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries. The F/A-18 shot down had just flown off the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, according to Central Command. Fox News' Landon Mion and the Associated Press contributed to this article source: USS Harry S. Truman involved in collision near Egypt
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
California small plane crashes upside down, 2 occupants survive and refuse medical treatment
Two people walked away from a small plane crash in south central California after the aircraft landed upside down. First responders were called to the scene Sunday morning on the south side of East Lerdo Highway in Shafter, California, near the Minton Field Airport, the Kern County Fire Department said on Facebook. The plane was located upside down "in the middle of a vegetable field with no smoke or fire visible," the department said. "Firefighters quickly gathered tools and medical equipment and made their way to the wreckage. Arriving at the plane, they were relieved to find both occupants safely out of the aircraft and refusing any medical treatment," the department's post added. Alaska Crews Recover Remains Of All 10 Plane Crash Victims, Authorities Say The scene was handed over to the Shafter Police Department after it was determined there were no additional passengers to assist and no immediate hazards. Read On The Fox News App The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of the crash. Figure Skating Mom Starts Skates Of Hope To Honor Dc Plane Crash Victims Several aviation incidents have occurred around the globe in recent weeks. Just days ago, a small plane crashed in São Paulo and claimed two lives. Last week, the remains of 10 people who were in a commuter plane that crashed off the coast of Alaska were recovered. On Jan. 31, an ambulance plane transporting a young girl who had just received life-saving treatment crashed on a street near the Roosevelt Mall in Philadelphia, killing all six people on board and one person in a car while injuring others. A midair collision on Jan. 29 in Washington, D.C., between an American Airlines plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter claimed 67 lives. Fox News Digital's Alexandra Koch and Landon Mion contributed to this report. Original article source: California small plane crashes upside down, 2 occupants survive and refuse medical treatment
