Klopfer surrenders Gary abortion clinic license

As it stands now, Klopfer can provide abortions only at his South Bend clinic, although he can still see patients at his Fort Wayne clinic. The only other clinic is northern Indiana providing abortions is one in Merrillville, operated by Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky. Klopfer does not practice there.

Elsewhere in the state, three clinics operate in Indianapolis, and one in Bloomington.

According to the Indiana State Department of Health, the Gary clinic, called the Friendship Family Planning Clinic, closed May 27. No comment was received in response to a message asking for comment that was left for Klopfer at his South Bend clinic, the Women’s Pavilion, on Thursday afternoon.