‘We aren’t going anywhere:’ Idaho’s last Planned Parenthood plans to stay open despite federal cuts

‘We aren’t going anywhere:’ Idaho’s last Planned Parenthood plans to stay open despite federal cuts

Rebecca Gibron is the CEO of the largest regional Planned Parenthood affiliate, which covers Idaho and five other states. (Kyle Pfannenstiel/Idaho Capital Sun)MERIDIAN — By one early afternoon in late August, Dr. Colleen McNicholas had already inserted an IUD, seen a patient to provide gender-affirming care and helped a patient access HIV prevention medication.  At the last Planned Parenthood in Idaho, located just outside Boise, she said the cl…

Idaho’s Last Planned Parenthood Plans to Stay Open

MERIDIAN, ID – By one early afternoon in late August, Dr. Colleen McNicholas had already inserted an IUD, seen a patient to provide gender-affirming care and helped a patient access HIV prevention medication. At the last Planned Parenthood in Idaho, located just outside Boise, she said the clinic handles “really anything that somebody needs for their sexual and reproductive health care, basically from puberty through menopause.” After the Idaho …