For many, Planned Parenthood is a trusted name in affordable reproductive health care. Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) would like to keep that standing in the hundreds of communities where a center is operated. Planned Parenthood would also like to remain the largest abortion provider in the United States. To reach both goals, Planned Parenthood must hide the truth behind their public image and provide misleading information to women who are experiencing an unexpected pregnancy.

Planned Parenthood began in 1916 with one birth control clinic opened by Margaret Sanger. Now, Planned Parenthood offers international services, encouraging the use of abortion to solve “health” and “social problems” in America and third-world countries.

According to information provided by the Planned Parenthood Centers in West Michigan: “We are prochoice because we believe every child should be wanted and loved.”

Right to Life of Michigan also agrees every child should be wanted and loved, but not being wanted or loved is not a justification for abortion. In fact, every child could be wanted and loved. Millions of families are waiting to adopt children, yet each year more than 1 million abortions are performed in the United States.

Planned Parenthood's Commitment to Abortion

Approximately, 1 in 4 abortions performed in the United States are now performed at Planned Parenthood facilities. According to the PPFA 2009-2010 Annual Report none of the more than 800 Planned Parenthood “health centers” provided any true adoption assistance. In 1997, 9,381 women were referred to other agencies for adoption assistance. By 2010, that number had dropped to 841 women. While referrals for adoption assistance declined the number of abortions performed increased. During 1997, 165,174 abortions were performed; however, by 2010 the PPFA abortion business has dramatically increased to 329,445 abortions performed. Planned Parenthood now commits approximately 390 abortions for every adoption referral. Abortion is clearly the number #1 choice for Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood also plans to expand their abortion business. According to press reports, PPFA has recently mandated that all of its regional affiliates must provide abortions by the end of 2013.

Planned Parenthood's Funding

For years, prolife taxpayers have been frustrated by the fact that millions of government dollars in the name of family planning services go to abortion-promoting organizations like Planned Parenthood. The thrust of “family planning” programs is to promote general reproductive health and prevent pregnancies. However, hundreds of millions of tax dollars going to Planned Parenthood for these programs subsidize their staff salaries and operational costs, allowing them to carry out their abortion advocacy.

Planned Parenthood operates as a “non-profit” organization, but consistently takes in more revenues than it spends. Nationally, their 2009-2010 Annual Report showed a profit ("excess of revenues over expenses") of $18.5 million with an annual revenue of more than $1 billion. Despite making a steady profit as the nation's largest abortion provider, the report showed PPFA received more than $487 million in taxpayer funds that year.

Planned Parenthood's Political Advocacy

Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its affiliates lobby at both state and federal level to block any prolife legislative proposals. PPFA reported that its affiliates spent more than $56 million on public policy during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

Planned Parenthood in Michigan

Like the national organization, Michigan Planned Parenthood "non-profit" affiliates also make steady profits. For 2004, Michigan’s six affiliates reported a profit of more than $1.2 million with almost $20 million in revenues. In August 1999, Planned Parenthood of East Central Michigan posted a job vacancy for a “Clinician and Director” at the Shiawassee Planned Parenthood office. The job description included the following: “Major Responsibilities: Management. Direct the operations of the Shiawassee clinic so that services meet the objectives for patient services, and for financial net gain.” (Emphasis added)

Planned Parenthood works diligently to halt prolife laws in Michigan by lobbying against legislation and bringing lawsuits against prolife laws in court. Our tax dollars pay for the court costs involved in defending those laws. Planned Parenthood has worked to defeat the following legislative issues in Michigan:

• Repeated attempts to ban partial-birth abortions

• Parental consent for abortion - girls under age 18 need one parent's consent before abortion

• The ban on Medicaid-funded abortions

• Women's right to know - informed consent for abortion

• Abortion clinic regulation and reporting requirements
  

• Ending abortion "health" benefits for public employees

• Ending tax-funded abortion advocacy

• Healthcare workers' conscience protections

• Barring wrongful birth lawsuits

What really matters to the abortion industry?  Profits or women?

See what a former Planned Parenthood director told the audience at Right to Life of Michigan's Legislative Day. 

FULL STORY

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Helping plan for parenthood: Planned Parenthood just doesn't do that

A student who graduated from Western Michigan University, was married and became pregnant all in three months found herself very overwhelmed. She called the Planned Parenthood clinic in Kalamazoo looking for help on preparing to become a parent, only to be told "we don't do that here." For the full story, CLICK HERE.

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Educational Presentation

What Lies Beneath is a PowerPoint presentation for use in churches and group settings to educate the abortion agenda of Planned Parenthood.

The PowerPoint is free of charge and comes with a presenter's script for a seamless presentation.

Presentation
Script

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Planned Parenthood Federation of America by the numbers

• 329,445 abortions performed in 2010, up from 165,174 in 1997. Planned Parenthood performs approximately 1 in 4 abortions in the United States

• 841 adoption referrals in 2010, down from 9,381 in 1997

• Commits approximately 390 abortions for every adoption referral

• Received more than $487 million from taxpayers in 2009-2010

• Made a profit of $18.5 million in 2009-2010

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RESOURCES

These resources are available at the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Resource Centers.

Providing and Promoting Abortion

A flier providing an overview of Planned Parenthood, available for download and copying
FLIER pdf
Bilingual Spanish/English FLIER pdf

Charity Check: Pink ribbons connect Susan G. Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood

A flier which discusses the connections between Planned Parenthood and the Susan G. Komen Foundation (In January 2012, the Komen Foundation announced a new rule that no grants will be given to groups currently under investigation. They also announced Planned Parenthood will not be receiving grants because they are currently under congressional investigation).

FLIER pdf

Abortion clinic complaint

A brochure-sized card with information about laws that abortion clinics are required to follow and instructions on how to file a complaint. For the same information on our website, CLICK HERE

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FURTHER READING

Bad Choices, by Douglas R. Scott -- An in-depth look at Planned Parenthood's goals, strategy and organization.

Blessed are the Barren, by Robert Marshall and Charles Donovan -- This book recounts the social policy of Planned Parenthood and the organization's history.

Grand Illusions, by George Grant -- An overview of Planned Parenthood's legacy and effect on society from a religious perspective.

Margaret Sanger's Eugenic Legacy, by Angela Franks -- This work addresses Sanger’s ideas concerning birth control, eugenics, population control, and sterilization against the backdrop of the larger eugenic context.

Stand Up Girl, by Becky Fraser with Linda Shands
-- Becky Fraser was an unmarried college student who became pregnant. Becky uses this book to help women sort out their options as she did when she was pregnant.

Unplanned, by Abby Johnson with Cindy Lambert

-- The dramatic true story of a former Planned Parenthood leader's eye-opening journey across the life line. 

Victims and Victors, edited by David C. Reardon, Julie Makimaa, and Amy Sobie -- Addresses the issue of pregnancies conceived during rape and shares the stories of women who conceived after being rape.