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Originally Posted by PiKA2001
I think PP should split into two different agencies; One that does the abortion stuff and one that handles all the non abortion services. According to the radio news they make most of their money off of abortion services, so that side of PP could fund itself while te other side could still receive Gov funding w/o all the controversy.
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I don't understand this... Only 3% of Planned Parenthood's "business" is abortion services according to their 2007 data.
This is how it breaks down:
- 36% Contraception
- 31% STI Testing and Treatment
- 17% Cancer Screening and Prevention
- 11% Other Women's Health Services (Prenatal care, pregnancy tests, midlife care, infertility services)
- 3% Abortion Services (305,310 abortions in 2007)
- 2% Other Services (Primary care for women and men, adoption referrals)
The income from their centers only makes up 36% of their funding (which, is actually the largest percentage.
Government grants make up 34%, contributions and bequests make up 24%, and "other" makes up 6%.
I'm assuming that the person on the radio meant that most of the money that comes through the centers is made in abortions, since 58% of PP's money comes from the government and contributions. My source doesn't say what services are the "money makers" but at only 3% of the services offered it makes it unlikely that that's where they make all their money, especially considering a lot of people go to them for contraception (I'm not talking condoms although you can get those there too, I'm talking birth control pills, for the most part).
I know they offer a lot of services for free or really cheap, but their abortion services are cheap, as well, compared to an independent practitioner.
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/AR08_vFinal.pdf
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