Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Announces Resumption of Abortion Care

For Immediate Release October 27, 2025 Contact: Media@ppwi.org Madison, WI – Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced that abortion care will be available once again at our health centers. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin’s commitment to care is unwavering and we provide the full range of reproductive health care—including cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, contraception, miscarriage management, and more. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will also continue serving Medicaid patients.

“Providing compassionate, high-quality care to our patients has always been our mission—and it always will be,” said Tanya Atkinson, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. “At a time when politicians are working to take away health care from women and families, we are fighting back with everything we have. We’ve been here before. We’ve stood up to relentless attacks on reproductive health for decades—and we are not backing down now. Our patients deserve nothing less.”

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin discontinued providing abortion services on October 1, 2025, in response to President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans’ budget law attacking access to abortion and the full range of care that PPWI provides. The law, aimed at Planned Parenthoods across the country, was an attempt to curtail access to reproductive healthcare including abortion care. That law is currently being challenged in federal court by Planned Parenthood Federation of America and 23 State Attorney Generals including Wisconsin’s.

In its court filing on September 29, 2025, attorneys on behalf of Health and Human Services stated that family planning organizations could continue billing Medicaid by ceasing abortion, or by relinquishing their tax-exempt status, or relinquishing their Essential Community Provider status. Consistent with the text of the law and the government’s interpretation, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin relinquished Essential Community Provider designation with the Health and Human Services. Accordingly, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin does not meet the definition of a “prohibited entity” under the federal law and therefore is not barred from receiving Medicaid funds.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin serves patients with Medicaid (BadgerCare) and private insurance, as well as uninsured and underinsured individuals who rely on our sliding fee scale or financial support.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin’s services cover: birth control including emergency contraception; pregnancy testing; miscarriage management; abortion care*; postpartum care; STI testing & treatment; UTI testing & treatment; HIV testing; PEP/PrEP for HIV prevention; doxy PEP for STI prevention; HPV vaccination for cervical and other cancers; colposcopy & LEEP procedures; gynecological exams; endometrial biopsy; polyp removal; gender affirming hormone therapy; perimenopause & menopause care; vasectomy; and additional resources, referrals and navigation support as needed.

“Planned Parenthood faces intense challenges in the current political environment, said Tanya Atkinson, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. Access to reproductive health care is under attack, funding streams are unstable and misinformation creates confusion for patients. But our mission remains firm: to stand for patient care, equity, dignity and safety. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will never stop fighting to keep its doors open to as many patients as possible, period.”

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.