Planned Parenthood Leaves Unprofitable Communities Despite Record Revenues and Subsidies

Even with record revenues each year that now top $1.1 billion, Planned Parenthood pulled out of disadvantaged communities last year at a record pace. Planned Parenthood’s own statistics show that its total income increased 24.7 percent including a 33 percent increase in government grants and contracts since 2005. Meanwhile, the facilities report reveals the opposite trend: 87 clinics have been closed since 2005 with net closings of 31 in 2010 alone. At the same time it increased its surgical and medical abortion facilities by 40 percent from 229 in 2005 to 321 at the end of 2010. ALL's Jim Sedlak says, "Planned Parenthood is concerned with consolidating its business structure, and aggressively growing market share of the abortion business to offset declining abortions nationwide, not serving disadvantaged populations""unless it can make a profit." American Life League