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Aug 16, 2026, 2:00 PM ET

Michigan county approves $1.5M in funding for Planned Parenthood

The Board of Commissioners in Oakland County, Michigan, voted on Thursday to provide more than $1.5 million in funding to Planned Parenthood.

Key Takeaways:

The Oakland County Board of Commissioners in Michigan has voted to give Planned Parenthood $1.5 million in taxpayer dollars.
The money will be used specifically for the Ferndale Planned Parenthood.
Planned Parenthood, which recently closed three Michigan facilities, frequently cites funding cuts as a reason for closures. In reality, it has been planning for years to transition to a telehealth business model.

The Details:

Oakland County Board of Commissioners voted 11-6 to award Planned Parenthood $1.5 million of taxpayer dollars to help operate its Ferndale, Michigan, facility through August 2028.

The funding comes weeks after Planned Parenthood announced it was closing three other Michigan facilities, allegedly due to federal funding cuts.

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Commissioner Charlie Cavell alluded to those federal cuts (which were restored in July) as one reason why he voted yes to the proposal.

"Planned Parenthood has been going through a transition where they've been losing a bunch of money from federal sources, so this is a great opportunity to step in," Cavell said.

In an opposing vote, Commissioner Christine Long said she received many phone calls urging her to vote 'no.'

"I am against it using taxpayers' funding. The $1.5 million, that's a hefty amount of tax dollars," she noted.

Amber Roseboom, President, Right to Life of Michigan, decried the decision to fund the abortion giant, noting that nationally, Planned Parenthood has enough funds to have spent tens of millions on upcoming elections:

“This is a flagrant abuse of the taxpayers’ trust and resources…

Peddling the idea that Planned Parenthood needs this infusion of cash under the guise of healthcare is an insult to every taxpayer in the county.

Begging the taxpayer for resources in the midst of a midterm election in which they have already sent more than $50,000 to Jocelyn’s Benson’s campaign for governor and their national organization has committed $47 million to defeat Republicans is an absolute disgrace.”

Reality Check:

For years, Planned Parenthood has been playing the victim in order to gather as much in taxpayer funding as possible, blaming federal funding cuts as a reason why its brick and mortar facilities are closing.

However, as Live Action News previously documented, the organization's closure announcements are routinely misleading. For years, it has planned to transition to a telehealth business model with virtual health centers.

Through these virtual centers, it can continue to offer the abortion pill — which now makes up the majority of abortions — without the overhead and expenses of brick and mortar facilities.

The Bottom Line:

Taxpayer dollars should never be used to fund an organization that profits in the killing of preborn children.

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