Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE), the largest provider of abortions in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont announced last week that they have adopted a “weapons exclusion” in their investment portfolio to no longer profit from the “devastating loss of life and sexual and gender-based violence happening in Gaza.”

The abortion clinic operator’s announcement comes after the organization announced earlier this month that they are projecting $8.6 million budgetary shortfall over the next three years — financial difficulties attributed by PPNNE to increased demand, reduced revenue and “endless political attacks.”

In a statement posted to social media on Friday, Aug. 23, PPNNE announced that their investment portfolio would now include a “weapons exclusion.”

“This means that our investments no longer have the potential to earn interest from companies that profit from violence and war, such as the devastating loss of life and sexual and gender-based violence happening in Gaza,” PPNNE wrote.