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By John Mize, Jeffrey Barrows, First Things, March 19, 2025
What do you call a billion-dollar corporation that annually swallows millions in government funding but fails to deliver comprehensive medical care to women? Planned Parenthood.
Planned Parenthood collects $699.3 million taxpayer dollars per year—approximately $2 million taxpayer dollars per day—and claims to provide comprehensive healthcare and pregnancy services. Yet 97.1 percent of those “services” provided are elective abortions; only 1.6 percent are prenatal support.
A recent New York Times exposé shed light on Planned Parenthood’s troubling track record in healthcare. Despite receiving millions in government funding, the organization continues to falter in providing quality medical services for women. Planned Parenthood clinics often suffer from “aging equipment and poorly trained staff,” and some patients have had to go to the emergency room after Planned Parenthood botched their abortions. …