New numbers released by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) show that the nation’s top abortion provider is seeing a decline in the number of its clinics as well as in its abortion and “reproductive health care” sectors.
According to Rita Diller, national director of the American Life League’s STOPP International project, the release of Planned Parenthood’s facility and service numbers for 2012, which reflect patient care provided by Planned Parenthood affiliate health centers from 10/01/11to 9/20/12 show a business in decline.
For instance, the new reports show a substantial drop in its clinic numbers in the last year.
“At the end of 2012, it had 750 centers, while it reports ‘more than 700’ at the end of 2013,” Diller reports. “Its affiliate numbers are down as well, dropping from 73 to 69 over the last year. Affiliates are entities that operate Planned Parenthood centers within a set geographical area.”
PPFA also experienced a 6.7 percent decrease worldwide in the number of customers it saw for its “sexual and reproductive healthcare and education” services.
“One of the most glaring numbers was the steep decline in prenatal services-a 31.97 percent decline from the prior year,” Diller found. “In addition, Planned Parenthood’s highly touted cancer screening services dropped 14.22 percent from the 2011 numbers.”
PPFA’s abortion business also declined. According to the report, it committed 327,166 abortions for 2012 which represents a 2.0 percent decrease from the year before.
“The one notable rise was in its contraception business, where it reports 3.7 million services as opposed to 3.4 million in 2011-an increase of 8.7 percent,” said Jim Sedlak, vice president of American Life League and founder of STOPP International.
“However, our meta-analysis on Planned Parenthood released in 2013 indicated that Planned Parenthood may be inflating its numbers in contraceptive clients served. In addition, this service number includes an increase in sales of so-called Emergency Contraceptive kits whose effectiveness has come into question in the last few weeks.”
Sedlak concluded: “Planned Parenthood continues to demonstrate by its numbers that it is being rejected by the American public and becoming ever more dependent upon tax-dollar subsidies. It is truly time for all taxpayer funding to be removed from Planned Parenthood.”
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