A couple of weeks ago, I saw Planned Parenthood's massive new 42,000 square foot clinic and office building in Portland, Oregon, for myself. It was big, clean, new, with lots of bricks, lots of steel, lots of window space. Some of the building was supposed to be devoted to "retail space," but there were no obvious tenants other than Planned Parenthood.
A factsheet put out by Planned Parenthood tells me that the new $12.5 million facility has ten examination rooms and four counseling rooms. That indicates capacity for a large number of customers, a great many abortions. A spokesperson says that they are not doing surgical abortions at this time. They are doing chemical abortions with RU 486, though.
It typifies what Planned Parenthood is doing in many places across the country right now. Scores of clinics are closing, and many local and regional affiliates are merging. But at the same time, many of these affiliates are opening shiny new mega-centers, clinics of 10,000 square feet or more, capable of processing large numbers of abortions. They also typically have a large amount of office space for affiliate operations and activities. Consistent with those aims, the new clinic in Portland is said to have room dedicated not only to medical and administrative purposes, but space available for candidate forums and phone banks as well. LifeNews
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