THE MARQUETTE PLANNED Parenthood health center will shutter its doors permanently on April 30 as a result of federal budget cuts. (Courtesy photo)

MARQUETTE — Planned Parenthood of Michigan announced Tuesday the organization will close three of its health centers in the state, including the Marquette location.

The health centers in Marquette, Jackson and Petoskey will close permanently on April 30, with the final patient appointments taking place April 25, according to a PPMI press release. In addition, two Ann Arbor locations will be consolidated.

The move comes as the Trump administration cut tens of millions of dollars of Medicaid funding to the organization.

While some Planned Parenthood locations can do abortions, the majority of what the organization provides includes contraception, sexually transmitted infection testing, cancer screening and other services, to low-income Americans.

“As part of this reorganization, PPMI will also reduce staffing by 10%, impacting clinical, programmatic and administrative teams,” the PPMI press release stated. “Planned Parenthood of Michigan is acting now to ensure the organization’s long-term sustainability in the face of increasing threats and challenges under a hostile presidential administration.”

PPMI also announced it will be working to expand its Virtual Health Center to offer telehealth services every day.

A press release from the Marquette County Democratic Party responded to news of the closure.

“The members of the Marquette County Democratic Party are saddened to hear of the imminent closing of Planned Parenthood’s Marquette Health Center,” the release said. “We are outraged by the partisan Republican federal funding freeze that caused the loss of the local clinic.”

The Marquette center is the only Planned Parenthood in the Upper Peninsula, with the nearest locations to now be in Green Bay, Wisconsin, or downstate in Traverse City.