Planned Parenthood’s newly released 2023–2024 annual report paints a revealing picture: while its physical footprint has shrunk, its abortion business is growing — and it is increasingly funded by taxpayer dollars.
The report confirms 402,200 abortions performed in the last year alone — a slight but notable increase even as the number of brick-and-mortar locations has decreased. This shift reflects a deeper strategy: by expanding virtual services and pouring resources into telehealth, including abortion pill distribution, Planned Parenthood is doubling down on abortion as its core business.
At the same time, government reimbursements and grants rose to $792 million, accounting for 39% of the organization’s revenue (page 25) — a striking sum for an organization that claims to be a nonprofit healthcare provider. Despite this massive government support, adoption referrals dropped to just 2,148, reinforcing a longstanding pattern: for every adoption referral, Planned Parenthood commits roughly 187 abortions (page 23).
Even more concerning is how openly Planned Parenthood now shares its strategy to deconstruct abstinence messaging and normalize abortion, especially chemical abortion.
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It has launched a video series to, in its own words, "debunk myths" about virginity and teach "safer sex" practices (page 15).
These campaigns aren’t just about education — they’re investments. They strive to cultivate a future customer base by targeting teens with sex-saturated content that strips away the value of waiting and instead opens the door to early sexual activity — all while promoting Planned Parenthood birth control and abortion services.
Likewise, Planned Parenthood released public-facing YouTube videos instructing viewers on how to take the abortion pill (page 11) — videos designed to reach anyone, anywhere.
This is not simply about access; it’s about shifting public perception and securing abortion as a normalized, even routine, experience — all while broadening the reach of its highest-revenue service.
But what Planned Parenthood does not include in those videos is the risk.
A powerful new report released by the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), based on extensive insurance claims data, reveals alarming truths about chemical abortion.
According to the report, over 5% of women who took mifepristone experienced incomplete abortions, meaning they needed additional medical or surgical intervention to finish the abortion process. Even more shockingly, women who underwent chemical abortions experienced adverse events at a rate 22 times greater than what the FDA noted.
These aren’t just statistics — they are real women suffering the real-life consequences of a product Planned Parenthood aggressively promotes as safe and easy.
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This data reinforces the urgent need for federal oversight. The FDA must reinstate the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) requirements for mifepristone and reexamine whether this drug is truly “safe” for widespread, unsupervised use — especially via telehealth, where women are often left to face complications alone. Women deserve better than a rushed mail-order abortion with no follow-up and no accountability.
The EPPC report is a sobering reminder of Planned Parenthood’s true focus — and its reach.
As the world’s largest network of life-affirming pregnancy help organizations, we will continue to meet women where they are, bringing truth, compassion, and practical support. Where Planned Parenthood sees potential profit, we see a person. Where they deconstruct values, we speak life and dignity. And where they streamline abortion, we extend hope and healing.
We will not be discouraged by these findings. This moment calls us to recommit ourselves to the mission: to serve women and families with life-affirming support, and to boldly proclaim the message that every life — mother and child — is worth fighting for.
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