A pro-life group's annual report on the nation's largest abortion provider shows that even though Planned Parenthood is still making money, it is suffering some setbacks.
Although federal and state governments continue to pump millions of dollars into Planned Parenthood, Jim Sedlak, vice president of the American Life League (ALL), tells OneNewsNow the abortion provider suffered some setbacks, according to the pro-life group's 2010 report.
"They closed down several dozen clinics this year," he notes. "They are down to 785 clinics, which is the lowest number they've been at since 1986."
Some were closed due to a lack of business, and others threw in the towel because of states' reduced or eliminated funds. Even so, Planned Parenthood continues to promote abortions because it is a money-maker.
Sedlak says, "Their latest statistics, which came out in January, said they did 332,287 abortions in 2009, and they're looking to do even more" by increasing the promotion of RU-486 by 20 percent. Meanwhile, surgical abortions have suffered a slight decrease.
"Over 40 percent of Planned Parenthood clinics now do surgical or medical abortions, and Planned Parenthood says it wants more of them to do that," the ALL vice president explains. Yet the organization routinely claims that abortion is only a small percentage of its business.
Furthermore, the clinic chain continues to promote abortion, even though surveys show that Americans do not want their tax dollars to fund the procedure.
Contact: Charlie Butts
Source: OneNewsNow
