From Staff Reports 

Planned Parenthood Asheville Health Center, which will be the only abortion provider in Western North Carolina, opened a $2.9 million health facility on Jan. 16.

The clinic is located south of downtown Asheville on McDowell Street.

The facility will not be performing abortions until March, as construction is not completely finished. However, other patients are being seen now.

Since FemCare closed last summer, there have been no abortion providers in WNC. The new facility will be able to meet the more rigorous rules and regulations abortion clinics must now adhere to, according to Planned Parenthood.

Of the nine Planned Parenthood clinics across the state, four offer abortion services.