Planned Parenthood aborted 332,757 babies last year, got $563.8 million from taxpayers
January 21, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Planned Parenthood released the latest edition of its annual report this weekend, which reveals the abortion giant’s legitimate medical services continue to decline as it commits more abortions, reaps more profits, and even brings in more state and federal dollars.
Abortion continues to account for 96% of Planned Parenthood’s pregnancy-related services.
The number of patients remained roughly constant at 2.4 million, but as abortions rose non-abortion services continued to decline. Total “Cancer Screenings & Prevention” dropped from 660,777 614,361, and total “Other Women’s Health Services” – which encompasses well-woman exams, pregnancy tests, prenatal services, and miscarriage care – declined from 1,315,941 to 1,302,460. In addition, Planned Parenthood provided a paltry 2,831 adoption referrals, down from last year’s 3,889. The number of unique patients seen by Planned Parenthood also went down by 600,000 – a 20% decrease, according to the Susan B. Anthony List.
Perhaps the report’s most alarming revelation, however, is that taxpayer funding to the abortion giant actually increased by $20 million – from $543.7 million to $563.8 million – despite the Trump administration taking steps to partially defund the abortion giant such as banning foreign aid to it and other abortion organizations (new rules excluding Planned Parenthood from Title X family planning grants have not yet taken effect). Republicans’ failure to defund Planned Parenthood during the president’s first two years remains a source of frustration among pro-lifers.
In November, Planned Parenthood came under fire for the contrast between its declining health services and handsome compensation for top executives; between 2015 and 2017, the average compensation for a Planned Parenthood affiliate CEO rose from $237,999 to $255,523, while the average compensation to top executives during that same period rose from $389,514 to $394,893.
Planned Parenthood has also been criticized for receiving taxpayer money while spending heavily to influence elections. The group’s political arms, Planned Parenthood Votes and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, spent $20 million last year on political activity in just eight states.
“When I worked at Planned Parenthood managing a clinic in Texas, abortion was always encouraged because it made the most money. Nothing has changed,” said And Then There Were None leader Abby Johnson. “One of the more glaring aspects of the report is not only just how flush with the cash they are (over $1.4 billion in revenue), but how politically active a supposed healthcare organization should reasonably be. The report brags about their activism while at the same time telling the media over the past year that healthcare is not political.”
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