Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood is the biggest abortion clinic chain in the United States and operates over 100 facilities in California.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) oversees Planned Parenthood affiliates throughout the country, including seven affiliates in California: Planned Parenthood Northern California, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, Planned Parenthood of California Central Coast, Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties, and Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest. Each affiliate is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit and has its own board and conducts its own fundraising. The affiliates each run multiple clinics. Planned Parenthood Mar Monte is the largest, with over 30 clinics spread across the Bay Area and Nevada.
The PPFA affiliates are mirrored by Planned Parenthood Action Fund affiliates. The Action Fund is the political arm of Planned Parenthood and spends millions of dollars to elect politicians and pass or defeat legislation around the country. Each PPFA affiliate has an associated Action Fund affiliate, which fundraises separately.
Planned Parenthood spokesmen claim that abortion is only a small part of what Planned Parenthood does and say that really, Planned Parenthood is an important provider of health care for many Americans. This is false. Planned Parenthood’s biggest moneymaker is abortion and the amount of actual health care they provide is steadily declining while the number of abortions they do keeps climbing.
The Guttmacher institute, founded as a research affiliate of Planned Parenthood and named after a former president of Planned Parenthood, reported that at least half of all patient visits to Planned Parenthood abortion clinics in California are for abortions.
The total number of U.S. abortions was highest in 1990 and has declined almost every year since.
Planned Parenthood, however, has increased its percentage of abortions every year since. In its 2024-2025 fiscal year, the most recent year that the numbers are available, Planned Parenthood committed 434,450 abortions – over 40% of all abortions in the U.S.(1)​
According to its own numbers over the last decades:
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In 2024, Planned Parenthood reported 162,336 breast exams, down 55% from 363,803 in 2014 and down 82% from 925,763 in 2004.
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In 2024, Planned Parenthood reported 169,081 Pap tests, down 38% from 271,539 in 2014 and down 86% from 1,183,692 in 2004.
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In 2024, Planned Parenthood reported 17,059 HPV treatments,
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down 47% from 32,333 in 2014 and down 62% from 44,924 in 2009.
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In 2024, Planned Parenthood reported 10,235 colposcopy procedures, down 51% from 20,736 in 2014 and down 76% from 41,980 in 2004.
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In 2024, Planned Parenthood reported 2.1 million patients, down 16% from 2.5 million in 2014 and down 28% from 2.9 million in 2004.
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In 2024, Planned Parenthood reported 434,450 abortions, up 23% from 323,999 in 2014 and up 70% from 255,015 in 2004.
The number of medical services provided by Planned Parenthood is plummeting while the number of abortions it performs increases, along with its taxpayer funding. Planned Parenthood received $832 million in 2024, up from $554 million in 2014 and up from $305 million in 2004.
Planned Parenthood has been caught:
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shielding child predators (2)
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targeting minority neighborhoods for abortion (3)
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lying about what services it provides (4)
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defying health code laws (5)
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submitting fraudulent Medicaid claims (6)
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harvesting and selling aborted baby parts (7)
None of this should surprise us. Its business model is centered around killing babies - it does not respect the dignity of any human being.
Planned Parenthood opposes all restrictions on abortion.
