{"id":175642,"date":"2017-12-03T10:23:26","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T15:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=175642"},"modified":"2017-12-01T22:07:53","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T03:07:53","slug":"wa-planned-parenthood-poor-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wa-planned-parenthood-poor-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I felt like cattle&#8217;: WA Planned Parenthood clients leave poor Yelp reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Several Planned Parenthood facilities in the state of\u00a0Washington have received poor client reviews online, dating back several years &#8212; so many, that there isn&#8217;t enough space here to publish every negative review for all the Planned Parenthoods in the state. But some in particular stand out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Bellevue, WA<\/strong>: Planned Parenthood&#8217;s\u00a0Eastside-Bellevue Health Center, located at\u00a014730 NE 8th St. in Bellevue, is operated by Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands. In 2015, Planned Parenthood\u2019s Issaquah Health Center <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellevuereporter.com\/news\/planned-parenthood-merges-issaquah-facility-into-bellevue\/\">merged<\/a> with Eastside-Bellevue Health Center, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xt_dIU1VZ7s\">opened<\/a> the previous year.\u00a0The facility commits both medication abortions (up to 10 weeks) and surgical abortions (up to 13 weeks 6 days).<\/p>\n<p>For this center, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/planned-parenthood-bellevue-health-center-bellevue\">Yelp<\/a>\u00a0lists two negative reviews for 2017 and two for 2015 &#8212; the most recent being posted days ago.<\/p>\n<p><u>November 2017<\/u>: &#8220;Planned Parenthood, I will no longer stand by you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175649\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175649\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175649\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Nov-2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Nov-2017.jpg 680w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Nov-2017-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Nov-2017-500x373.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PP Bellevue WA Review Nov 2017<\/p><\/div>\n<p><u>January 2017<\/u> &#8220;The manager of this Planned Parenthood was extremely unprofessional.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175648\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175648\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175648\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Jan-2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"673\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Jan-2017.jpg 673w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Jan-2017-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Jan-2017-500x269.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PP Bellevue WA Review Jan 2017<\/p><\/div>\n<p><u>August 2015:<\/u>\u00a0&#8220;Terrible&#8230; doctor was less than ideal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175650\" style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175650\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175650\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Aug-2015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Aug-2015.jpg 599w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Aug-2015-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Aug-2015-500x366.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PP Bellevue WA Review Aug 2015<\/p><\/div>\n<p><u>October 2015<\/u>:\u00a0&#8220;I will not be going back&#8230; ever again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-175653\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Oct-2015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Oct-2015.jpg 593w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Oct-2015-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Bellevue-WA-Review-Oct-2015-500x319.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Olympia, WA<\/strong>: Several clients at Planned Parenthood&#8217;s Olympia\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/planned-parenthood-olympia-health-center-olympia\">facility<\/a>\u00a0in Washington were also unhappy. Below are some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/planned-parenthood-olympia-health-center-olympia\">many<\/a>\u00a0negative reviews that were posted. (This location also commits abortions.)<\/p>\n<p><u>October 2017<\/u>: &#8220;They said they&#8217;d help me pay for my care then wouldn&#8217;t serve me because I couldn&#8217;t afford it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175659\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175659\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175659\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Olympia-WA-Review-Oct-2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Olympia-WA-Review-Oct-2017.jpg 594w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Olympia-WA-Review-Oct-2017-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Olympia-WA-Review-Oct-2017-500x219.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PP Olympia WA Review Oct 2017<\/p><\/div>\n<p><u>July 2017<\/u>: &#8220;When I got two bills for the same thing, I thought this was a mistake&#8230; but apparently this is the crooked way that Planned Parenthood extorts people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175660\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175660\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175660\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Olympia-WA-Review-July-2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Olympia-WA-Review-July-2017.jpg 608w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Olympia-WA-Review-July-2017-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Olympia-WA-Review-July-2017-500x406.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PP Olympia WA Review July 2017<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>3. Everett, WA<\/strong>: There were also negative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/planned-parenthood-everett-health-center-everett?osq=Planned+Parenthood\">reviews<\/a> posted about Planned Parenthood&#8217;s facility in Everett, Washington, which also commits abortions. One is shown below:<\/p>\n<p><u>September 2015:<\/u> &#8220;I open the door and the toilet was plugged with dirty toilet paper in it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175661\" style=\"width: 606px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175661\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175661\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Everett-WA-Review-Sept-2015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Everett-WA-Review-Sept-2015.jpg 596w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Everett-WA-Review-Sept-2015-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Everett-WA-Review-Sept-2015-500x226.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PP Everett WA Review Sept 2015<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>4. Mount Vernon, WA<\/strong>: Clients at Planned Parenthood Mount Vernon, which commits abortions, also left negative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/planned-parenthood-mount-vernon-health-center-mount-vernon?osq=Planned+Parenthood\">reviews<\/a>. A few are below:<\/p>\n<p><u>May 2017<\/u>: &#8220;I felt like cattle and that they wanted me out the door as soon as I got in the exam room.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175662\" style=\"width: 603px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175662\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175662\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Mt-Vernon-WA-Review-May-2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Mt-Vernon-WA-Review-May-2017.jpg 593w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Mt-Vernon-WA-Review-May-2017-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Mt-Vernon-WA-Review-May-2017-500x392.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PP Mt Vernon WA Review May 2017<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to past employees of Planned Parenthood, this woman wasn&#8217;t the only one treated &#8220;like cattle&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0PUFJwiHlJM\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><u>February 2010<\/u>: &#8220;The exam I received felt rushed and the staff came off as uncaring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175663\" style=\"width: 597px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175663\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175663\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Mt-Vernon-WA-Review-Feb-2010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Mt-Vernon-WA-Review-Feb-2010.jpg 587w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Mt-Vernon-WA-Review-Feb-2010-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Mt-Vernon-WA-Review-Feb-2010-500x168.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PP Mt Vernon WA Review Feb 2010<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>5. Seattle, WA<\/strong>: At Planned Parenthood&#8217;s Northgate Seattle abortion facility, clients also left negative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/planned-parenthood-northgate-seattle?osq=Planned+Parenthood\">reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><u>July 2015<\/u>: &#8220;The nurses and practitioners at this branch are extremely unprofessional&#8230; and rude.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175664\" style=\"width: 607px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175664\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175664\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-July-2015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-July-2015.jpg 597w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-July-2015-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-July-2015-500x162.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PP Seattle WA Review July 2015<\/p><\/div>\n<p><u>October 7, 2012<\/u>: &#8220;They forgot about me!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175665\" style=\"width: 606px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175665\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175665\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-Oct-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-Oct-2012.jpg 596w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-Oct-2012-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-Oct-2012-500x314.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PP Seattle WA Review Oct 2012<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another Seattle location was also criticized with poor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/planned-parenthood-seattle-health-center-seattle?osq=Planned+Parenthood\">reviews<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><u>August 2015<\/u>: &#8220;You guys sent my wife to collections over $7.92.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175666\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175666\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175666\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-Aug-2015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-Aug-2015.jpg 577w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-Aug-2015-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-Aug-2015-500x298.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PP Seattle WA review Aug 2015<\/p><\/div>\n<p><u>November 2013<\/u>: &#8220;I came to pick up Plan B emergency contraception&#8230;. The woman in the back&#8230; made me feel like I was some murderer&#8230; not sure if she hates her job or just downright hates men&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175667\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175667\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175667\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-Nov-2013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-Nov-2013.jpg 591w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-Nov-2013-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-Nov-2013-500x298.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PP Seattle WA Review Nov 2013<\/p><\/div>\n<p><u>May 3, 2012<\/u>: &#8220;I went into this clinic two months ago to receive a surgical abortion. Although I do not regret the difficult decision I made, I fully regret choosing this particular Planned Parenthood clinic as the place of procedure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175670\" style=\"width: 623px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175670\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175670\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-May-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"613\" height=\"1169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-May-2012.jpg 613w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-May-2012-157x300.jpg 157w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-May-2012-367x700.jpg 367w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/PP-Seattle-WA-Review-May-2012-500x954.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-175670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PP Seattle WA Review May 2012<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While some Planned Parenthood clients also left positive reviews, many were negative.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above postings, several client complaints seemed to stem from long wait times, while many others were related to billing issues.<\/p>\n<p>Live Action News has <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/former-planned-parenthood-staffers-explain-medicaid-fraud-committed\/\">published<\/a> claims made by former Planned Parenthood staffers who accused the abortion corporation of fraud.\u00a0In 2015, seven former\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/liveaction.org\/abortioncorporation\">Planned Parenthood<\/a>\u00a0(PPFA) employees informed the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations that Planned Parenthood should be investigated for a number of potentially criminal and fraudulent acts. These former employees told Committee members in a formal\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sba-list.org\/sites\/default\/files\/content\/shared\/12.7.11_former_employees_of_planned_parenthood_letter_to_congress_0.pdf\">letter<\/a>\u00a0that because Planned Parenthood receives half a billion in taxpayer funding annually, Planned Parenthood should \u201c[\u2026] merit close Government attention as to whether or not these funds are being spent appropriately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was about the money, the employees said, not healthcare:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZDHyy9yCerg\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In an op-ed, former Iowa PP manager Sue Thayer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/morningconsult.com\/opinions\/insider-view-planned-parenthood-harms-women\/\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0in 2017:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Planned Parenthood advertises that services and supplies are free, but when Medicaid-eligible women are served, it is expected they donate fifty percent of the total cost for the visit\u2026.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPlanned Parenthood counted those payments as voluntary\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/need-help-from-planned-parenthood-be-prepared-to-donate\/\">donations<\/a>\u00a0and billed the full amount to Medicaid,\u201d Thayer recounted in her\u00a02015 testimony, adding, \u201cThere is a reason that, despite technically being a nonprofit,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/201833-planned-parenthood-tops-1-billion-in-assets\">Planned Parenthood<\/a>\u00a0has reported $765 million in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/need-help-from-planned-parenthood-be-prepared-to-donate\/\">excess revenue<\/a>\u00a0over the last 10 years. It is run very much like a business \u2013 focused on increasing revenues, placing its own bottom line above the interests of women. And yet leadership would take\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/255263-planned-parenthood-chief-gives-sharpest-attack-yet-on-anti-abortion-smear\">expensive trips<\/a>\u00a0to Europe and Russia and throw elaborate parties at fancy venues.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Planned Parenthood facilities in the state of\u00a0Washington have received poor client reviews online, dating back several years &#8212; so many, that there isn&#8217;t enough space here to publish every negative review for all the Planned Parenthoods in the state. But some in particular stand out. 1. 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