ST. LOUIS — Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri has received its largest single donation — $9 million — from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the abortion and reproductive health care provider announced Wednesday.
The gift to the Planned Parenthood regional affiliate is part of $225 million Scott gave to the Planned Parenthood national office as well 21 other Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country.
The gifts come at a time when efforts to limit abortion access have increased in anticipation of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this year that could overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision in 1973 that legalized abortion.
