Planned Parenthood is permanently shutting down its Gainesville location on June 26 in what the organization called an “incredibly difficult decision.”
The reproductive health-focused clinic (914 NW 13th St.) has been in Gainesville since 1974, one year after the U.S. Supreme Court passed Roe v. Wade to codify abortion as a constitutional right.
Although the Gainesville Planned Parenthood did not perform surgical abortions in recent years, the clinic distributed the abortion pill, contraception, tested for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The location also provided gender-affirming services, including hormones and surgical referrals.
The clinic referred patients seeking abortions to Planned Parenthood in Jacksonville, Tallahassee, or local abortion clinics like Bread and Roses Women’s Health Center across the street. This outsourcing helped lead to business decline and closure, The Independent Florida Alligator reported.
Planned Parenthood of Florida did not respond to a request for comment before publication.
“Patients will continue to have uninterrupted access to high-quality, compassionate care at all [Planned Parenthood of Florida] health centers—including Tallahassee and Jacksonville—and via Telehealth, where we have recently expanded services,” the organization posted to Facebook Wednesday. “Thank you to our patients and community for trusting us with your care.”
According to Planned Parenthood of Florida’s Facebook post, patients can still access their charts at MyChart or by calling 1-800-230-7526.
Remaining reproductive health clinics in Gainesville include All Women’s Health Center of Gainesville, A Woman’s Answer Medical Center (next door to Bread and Roses), and Sira, next door to Planned Parenthood.
Sira Executive Director and 2026 Fierce Award Winner Katherine Gratto said traffic had already picked up at her clinic over the past few months, and she expected Planned Parenthood’s closure to add more.
Also founded in 1974, Sira offers free reproductive healthcare services, including the same pregnancy and disease tests as Planned Parenthood, as well as ultrasounds and a parenting, life-skills education program, with Amazon stipends lasting through pregnancy until the baby is one year old.
The clinic provides resources about abortion but does not perform nor refer for the them.
Gratto said services at the Health Department and most of the other local clinics are also free, likely making it harder for Planned Parenthood to compete. She said the biggest request the clinic gets is for ultrasounds.
“I think people will be surprised at how many resources already exist in our community, and through pregnancy centers, especially ours, which is right next door. All our services are free,” Gratto said.