{"id":322746,"date":"2024-12-10T10:47:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T16:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=322746"},"modified":"2025-05-19T17:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:50:20","slug":"decade-planned-parenthood-abortions-high-health-plummet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/decade-planned-parenthood-abortions-high-health-plummet\/","title":{"rendered":"The past decade of Planned Parenthood: Abortions hit record high as health services plummet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><em>Editor&#8217;s Note, 5\/19\/25: In May of 2025, Live Action News published updated Planned Parenthood numbers. Read that report <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/report-details-planned-parenthood-record-abortions-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/report-details-planned-parenthood-record-abortions-funding\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747515396140000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1qZIyC0IYJ4mxmmV-B3MYY\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood is the top abortion provider in the United States, and has reported a 20% increase in abortions committed by its facilities over the past decade alone. At the same time, the corporation&#8217;s own reports reveal many of its actual health care services have been in decline, even as taxpayer funding to the abortion organization has skyrocketed to the highest amounts on record.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent op-ed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/musk-and-ramaswamy-the-doge-plan-to-reform-government-supreme-court-guidance-end-executive-power-grab-fa51c020?mod=hp_opin_pos_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/musk-ramaswamy-defunding-planned-parenthood-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indicated<\/a> that defunding Planned Parenthood might be on their radar of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.\u00a0A <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/top-myths-debunked-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previous<\/a> Live Action News analysis found that Planned Parenthood\u2019s female clientele represented <strong>just\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>2 percent<\/strong>\u00a0of the U.S. female population<\/em> of reproductive age \u2014 indicating that if Planned Parenthood were completely defunded it would not have the devastating impact the eugenics founded organization&#8217;s political and media allies have claimed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planned Parenthood&#8217;s funding and services over the past decade\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the past decade (from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/files\/7413\/9620\/1089\/AR-FY13_111213_vF_rev3_ISSUU.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2012-2013<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.plannedparenthood.org\/uploads\/filer_public\/ec\/f4\/ecf43d92-fcd2-4d11-b299-e67b5c3ac394\/2024-ppfa-annualreport-c3-digital.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022-2023<\/a>), as taxpayer funding to Planned Parenthood rose over 29%, from $540.6 million to nearly $700 million, Planned Parenthood abortions also increased over 20%, from 327,166 to 392,715 \u2014 the highest number of abortions reported by the corporation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, over the past 10 years, excess revenue over spending (profit) at the abortion corporation ballooned from $58.2 million to $178.6 million \u2014 an increase of nearly <strong><em>207%<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Healthcare services at Planned Parenthood also decreased over the past decade:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Total services decreased over 16%<\/strong>, from 10.9 million to 9.1 million.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clients decreased by 30%<\/strong>,\u00a0from 3 million to 2.1 million.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facilities decreased by 25%<\/strong>, from 800 to 600.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Donors decreased nearly 14%<\/strong>, from 669,000 to 576,000.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prenatal care decreased a whopping 68%<\/strong>, from 19,506 prenatal services to just 6,316.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contraceptive services decreased nearly 40%<\/strong>, from 3.7 million to 2.2 million.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cancer screenings<\/strong> and prevention services<strong> plummeted nearly 59%<\/strong>, from 1.1 million to just over 464,000.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Breast care<\/strong> (not including mammograms, which Planned Parenthood does not perform) <strong>dropped nearly 62%<\/strong>, from 549,804 to 212,655.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pap tests decreased nearly 60%<\/strong>, from 492,365 to 197,617.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adoption referrals decreased nearly 22%<\/strong>, from 2,197 to 1,721.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most starkly, in just the past decade, Planned Parenthood has committed about 3.8 million abortions while receiving over $6.5 billion in taxpayer funding.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_322817\" style=\"width: 416px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322817\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-322817\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-abortions-past-decade.jpg\" alt=\"Planned Parenthood abortions past decade\" width=\"406\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-abortions-past-decade.jpg 594w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-abortions-past-decade-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-abortions-past-decade-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-abortions-past-decade-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-abortions-past-decade-500x504.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-322817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood abortions past decade<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Abortions hit record high in Planned Parenthood&#8217;s latest report\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In its most recent annual report for <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/record-breaking-planned-parenthood-annual-abortions-400k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022-23<\/a>, Planned Parenthood <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.plannedparenthood.org\/uploads\/filer_public\/ec\/f4\/ecf43d92-fcd2-4d11-b299-e67b5c3ac394\/2024-ppfa-annualreport-c3-digital.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boasted<\/a> a \u201cyear of moving mountains,\u201d with abortions climbing to a record high (392,715 abortions), while <em>clients decreased<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 and taxpayer funding hit nearly $700 million.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood currently holds 40% of the U.S. abortion market share; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/overwhelming-majority-planned-parenthood-abortions-pill\/\">70% of the abortions it commits<\/a> are done by <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-data-2800-daily\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion pill<\/a> (nearly 275,000 sales estimated yearly).<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood abortions now average <strong>1,076 every day, nearly 45 every hour, and one every 80 seconds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As of <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.plannedparenthood.org\/uploads\/filer_public\/ec\/f4\/ecf43d92-fcd2-4d11-b299-e67b5c3ac394\/2024-ppfa-annualreport-c3-digital.pdf\">June 30, 2023<\/a>, Planned Parenthood had accumulated over $2 billion in total revenue, up from $1.9 billion in revenue reported as of <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.plannedparenthood.org\/uploads\/filer_public\/25\/ed\/25ed2675-fbbc-453b-8b35-f8ddaa025b57\/281222-ppfa-annualreport-c3-digital.pdf\">June 30, 2022<\/a>. Expenses as of the end of June 2023 tallied over $1.8 billion.\u00a0To date, Planned Parenthood\u2019s total balance sheet (ending on June 30, 2023) shows that the organization\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.plannedparenthood.org\/uploads\/filer_public\/ec\/f4\/ecf43d92-fcd2-4d11-b299-e67b5c3ac394\/2024-ppfa-annualreport-c3-digital.pdf\">net assets and liabilities<\/a> have risen to over <i><strong>$2.9 billion<\/strong> \u2014<\/i>\u00a0the highest recorded in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood currently receives over <b>$1.9 million dollars from U.S. taxpayers daily<\/b>, while serving fewer clients and decreasing legitimate health services (according to its 2022-23 report).<\/p>\n<p><strong>In nearly 25 years, Planned Parenthood has nearly doubled its abortions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Planned Parenthood abortions have increased nearly 100%, from 197,070 (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/record-breaking-planned-parenthood-annual-abortions-400k\/\">2000-01<\/a>) to 392,715 (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/record-breaking-planned-parenthood-annual-abortions-400k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022-23<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Taxpayer funding to the abortion behemoth has increased by 245%, from $202.7 million received in 2000 to nearly $700 million in its most recent report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tragically, Planned Parenthood has committed over 7.1 million abortions since 2000, all while receiving\u00a0nearly <b><i>$10.7 billion<\/i><\/b> in federal taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_322815\" style=\"width: 481px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322815\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-322815\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-Abortions-since-2000-2000-2001-through-2022-2023.jpg\" alt=\"Planned Parenthood Abortions since 2000 (2000-2001 through 2022-2023)\" width=\"471\" height=\"744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-Abortions-since-2000-2000-2001-through-2022-2023.jpg 655w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-Abortions-since-2000-2000-2001-through-2022-2023-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-Abortions-since-2000-2000-2001-through-2022-2023-443x700.jpg 443w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-Abortions-since-2000-2000-2001-through-2022-2023-500x790.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-322815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood Abortions since 2000 (2000-2001 through 2022-2023)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Planned Parenthood&#8217;s highs and lows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over the years, while Planned Parenthood&#8217;s abortions and government funding increased, healthcare services at Planned Parenthood <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/record-breaking-planned-parenthood-annual-abortions-400k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decreased<\/a>. Below is a list of how much each of these Planned Parenthood services has dropped since its peak year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prenatal care<\/strong>: <strong><em>D<\/em><i>own<\/i> <em>80%<\/em><\/strong> since 2010.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adoption referrals<\/strong>: <strong><em>Down nearly 65%<\/em><\/strong> since <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2007-2008-Planned-Parenthood-Annual-Report.pdf\">2007<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>STI testing and treatment<\/strong>: <strong><em>Down 15%<\/em><\/strong> since 2019.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Client numbers<\/strong>: <em><strong>Down 34%<\/strong><\/em> since 2006.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Donors<\/strong>: <em><strong>Down 21%<\/strong><\/em> since last year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contraceptive services<\/strong>: <em><strong>Down 44%<\/strong><\/em> since 2009.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Breast screenings (manual breast exams)<\/strong>: <em><strong>Down over 80%<\/strong><\/em> since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centerformedicalprogress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2000_-_2001.pdf\">2000<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pap tests<\/strong>: <em><strong>Down over 83%<\/strong><\/em> since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2005-2006-Planned-Parenthood-Annual-Report.pdf\">2004<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total cancer screenings<\/strong> (Pap and Breast exams): <em><strong>Down nearly 79%<\/strong><\/em> since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2005-2006-Planned-Parenthood-Annual-Report.pdf\">2004<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Planned Parenthood now commits over 228 abortions for every <i>one<\/i> adoption referral, and 62 abortions for every <i>one<\/i> prenatal care service they provide.<\/p>\n<p><b>Government Accountability Office reveals billions to Planned Parenthood<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports published in the past few years have revealed that from <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/three-abortion-groups-whopping-2-billion-taxpayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016-2018<\/a>, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) received $1.6 billion in federal taxpayer dollars from HHS, averaging $533 million per year ($304 million through grants or cooperative agreements and $1.3 billion from Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP).<\/p>\n<p>Then, from <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-groups-2b-taxpayer-funding-3-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2019-2021<\/a>, the GOA reported that PPFA received $1.78 billion in federal taxpayer funding in just those three years, while Planned Parenthood abortions totaled $1.1 million within those same three years.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Congress <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/congress-gao-report-federal-funding-abortion-providers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently requested<\/a> for the GAO to provide them with updated numbers for the years 2022-2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planned Parenthood&#8217;s abuses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Accusations of multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthoods-abuses-piling-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abuses, fraud<\/a>, and reports of <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/look-2020-racism-white-supremacy-abortion-industry\/\">racism<\/a> from current and former employees of Planned Parenthood continue to mount; still the abortion corporation continues to receive millions in federal taxpayer funding. These abuses include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Being founded as a <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthoods-connections-to-eugenics\/\">eugenics-promoting organization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/7-ways-planned-parenthood-deceptive-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Misleading<\/a> women with false and deceptive marketing<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/report-planned-parenthood-found-engaging-in-medicaid-fraud\/\">Being<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/audits-show-planned-parenthood-non-compliant-with-federal-discount-drug-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/audits-show-planned-parenthood-non-compliant-with-federal-discount-drug-program\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHpH3cXVYl-wZRoRn2qH3mLbwa0Yg\">cited<\/a>\u00a0for overbilling abuses and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lozierinstitute.org\/profit-no-matter-what\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/lozierinstitute.org\/profit-no-matter-what\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF54kNtjEQaeEXCTEuZ-cprfK-ayg\">Medicaid fraud<\/a>, and for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/private-information-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/private-information-planned-parenthood\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHr_PYWw7SgSUik6Z2MSKEgG3ANOw\">violating<\/a> patient privacy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ekgiScr364Y\">Lying about the services it provides<\/a>, including prenatal care<\/li>\n<li>Claiming to provide mammograms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tu_0-iD-rPk\">when it does not<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Byb6ibQb4Nc\">Misinforming women<\/a>\u00a0about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Byb6ibQb4Nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DByb6ibQb4Nc&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGNMLnIb8zKsKj8R1gPzz-oGA7rEA\">development<\/a> of their preborn babies<\/li>\n<li>Offering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/abortioncorporation\/\">poor standard of care<\/a> for clients, with former managers accusing them of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0PUFJwiHlJM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3D0PUFJwiHlJM&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHvXlvEK5X3DnBdhDRqs9fFv6d0JQ\">treating women like cattle<\/a>\u201d and using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_WXjoqbStEM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3D_WXjoqbStEM&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFu1WCpkAMHV5bPeI_WKqR0nP-ogQ\">ultrasounds<\/a> only for abortions<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-failed-report-child-sexual-abuse-decades-part-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-failed-report-child-sexual-abuse-decades-part-one\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHU35ho3ewfhhU26EBmeMw09rPy2A\">Failing<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-has-failed-to-report-child-sexual-abuse-for-decades-part-two\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-has-failed-to-report-child-sexual-abuse-for-decades-part-two\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEWwDDzZhhEBbbPWmUF-UvDkueygA\">report<\/a>\u00a0child\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-failed-report-child-sexual-abuse-decades-part-one\/\">sexual abuse<\/a>\u00a0(a violation that alone should\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/regulation-remove-title-x-funding-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/regulation-remove-title-x-funding-planned-parenthood\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683099000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGlTpyIUzTi1aKOAU-IlT7y9RgWTg\">result<\/a> in the loss of millions under Title X)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/5-scandalous-moments-from-live-actions-planned-parenthood-sexed-investigation\/\">Promoting<\/a>\u00a0BDSM and other disturbing sexual practices to teens<\/li>\n<li>Campaign donation violations by Planned Parenthood PACs and their appointed overseers, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-cited-campaign-violations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cited<\/a> by the Federal Election Commission<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sues-planned-parenthood-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accusations of discrimination<\/a> by employees, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/child-porn-harassment-rape-planned-parenthood-haven-sex-offenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">former staffers<\/a> who have been tied to sexual abuse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Myths about Planned Parenthood<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to Planned Parenthood&#8217;s abuses, there are a number of misleading myths about Planned Parenthood that persist. Live Action News previously detailed many of those <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/top-myths-debunked-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Myth #1: \u201cPlanned Parenthood is about health care. Abortion is only a tiny fraction of what they do.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Myth #2: \u201cPlanned Parenthood is one of the main places women go for prenatal care.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Myth #3: \u201cPlanned Parenthood offers mammograms.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Myth #4: \u201cA large percentage of women rely on Planned Parenthood for their health care.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Myth #5: \u201cIf Planned Parenthood is defunded, women will have nowhere else to go.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Myth #6: \u201cPlanned Parenthood\u2019s founder was just a product of her times. The organization isn\u2019t racist.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Myth #7: \u201cPlanned Parenthood is not political.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Abortion increases, multiple abuses and allegations, and an array of decreasing services at Planned Parenthood should not translate into more taxpayer dollars to the organization. It is time to hold Planned Parenthood accountable instead of rewarding it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/end-taxpayer-dollars-to-planned-parenthood\/\"><b><i>Tell President Trump, RFK, Jr., Elon, and Vivek: Stop killing America\u2019s future. <\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/end-taxpayer-dollars-to-planned-parenthood\/\"><b><i>Defund Planned Parenthood NOW!<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor&#8217;s Note, 5\/19\/25: In May of 2025, Live Action News published updated Planned Parenthood numbers. Read that report here. Planned Parenthood is the top abortion provider in the United States, and has reported a 20% increase in abortions committed by its facilities over the past decade alone. 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