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Planned Parenthood Clinic in Bettendorf Closing

After 18 years, Planned Parenthood is closing its clinic in Bettendorf. Located on Tech Drive, Friday will be its final day.

Spokeswoman Becca Lee says after the Iowa legislature and governor eliminated state funding for her organization last spring, Planned Parenthood announced the closing of four clinics - Sioux City, Keokuk, and Burlington closed in June, while Bettendorf stayed open pending sale of the building. 

"Since 1999, thousands of women in the Quad Cities have chosen Planned Parenthood because we offer a standard of care, of expert non-judgemental care, that's simply unmatched by other health providers."

Family planning services ended in June at all four clinics, but Bettendorf continued to offer abortion services until a buyer was found for the building.

Starting next week, Lee says the closest Planned Parenthood clinic to the Quad Cities will be in Iowa City. 
 

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.