The Numbers You Should Know: Planned Parenthood Aborted 321,384 Babies Last Year, and Received $543 Million from Taxpayers

Claire Chretien : Jan 3, 2018
LifeSiteNews.com

"Their annual report demonstrates that Planned Parenthood is not a healthcare organization but a political movement, intent on forcing their pro-abortion views on as many Americans as possible." -Abby Johnson

[LifeSiteNews.com] Planned Parenthood aborted 321,384 babies during its 2016-2017 fiscal year, according to its new annual report. (Photo: Stillborn baby's feet/ Creative Commons/via Pixabay)

This is a slight decrease from its last annual report, which revealed the company committed 328,348 in 2015-2016. Planned Parenthood's total revenue is $1.46 billion, with $543.7 million—37 percent—of that coming from taxpayers.

Many of the contraceptives Planned Parenthood dispenses can also act as abortifacients.

Jim Sedlak, executive director of American Life League (ALL), said this is Planned Parenthood's lowest self-reported annual abortion number since 2007.

"In addition to the reduction in abortions, Planned Parenthood also reported a slight lessening in its government funding (from $554.6 million to $543.7 million)," said Sedlak. "Planned Parenthood also reported lower numbers of female birth control customers, emergency contraceptive kits, PAP tests, and pregnancy tests. In fact, it reported that its total number of unique customers was the same as last year—2.4 million individuals."

By attracting 721,000 new donors giving an average of $120 each, the abortion company added $86.5 to its coffers, according to the report.

"Our initial analysis is that Planned Parenthood spent the last year reducing medical activity and increasing its community and political organizing," ALL observed. The group says it will release a detailed analysis of Planned Parenthood's latest report in the coming days.

Planned Parenthood provided just 3,889 adoption referrals (exactly 1,000 more from the number it put on its last report) and 7,762 "prenatal services" from 2016-2017. That's one adoption referral for every 83 abortions and prenatal care for one woman for every 239 abortions...

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