Contractor Withdraws from Building Planned Parenthood Clinic

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Pressure from anti-abortion protesters has led a construction company to withdraw from a job building a Portland-area Planned Parenthood clinic. The owner of Walsh Construction Company says he was told at the beginning of the project that it was to be a "medical clinic and retail space." The Oregonian reports that the clinic's developer is now planning to act as its own general contractor. That move could save money on the $12 million, 40,000 square-foot building. The land sale is set to close August 13th. Construction is scheduled for October, with the building completion set for July 2009.
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Builder Pulls Out of Planned Parenthood Clinic
The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A construction company set to help build a Planned Parenthood clinic in northeast Portland has dropped the project, citing pressure from anti-abortion activists. Walsh Construction Co. owner Bob Walsh, said he was approached two years ago to build a medical clinic. But when Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette signed on as the anchor tenant, Walsh said, he called other builders who had dealt with aggressive anti-abortion activists. He was told that protesters had gone as far as staking out contractors' homes. "It's disruptive and very threatening," he told The Oregonian. "I just didn't want to put my family through that." Walsh said his decision was not based on moral judgment (sic).

Builder Backs Out, But Clinic Still Planning to Open
A company contracted to build a Planned Parenthood Clinic in North Portland has indicated it's pulling out of the project. The clinic has been the target of several anti-abortion protests. As April Baer reports, despite this recent development, clinic supporters and opponents intend to continue their fight.

Posted by Editor at July 1, 2008 06:41 AM