Planned Parenthood is performing a record number of abortions.
This week, Planned Parenthood released its 2022–2023 annual report disclosing data on services provided for the year 2021–2022. In just that single year, Planned Parenthood ended the lives of 392,715 unborn children through abortion, or an average of approximately 1,076 unborn children per day.
Planned Parenthood abortions, then, are the fourth-leading cause of death in the U.S. for that year, behind only heart disease, cancer, and COVID-related deaths.
The organization described its efforts as “a year of moving mountains.”
The number of abortions in 2021–2022 is an increase of more than 18,000 compared to the previous year. That increase came despite the fact that Planned Parenthood saw fewer patients in the reported year — more than 80,000 fewer in 2021–2022 compared to 2020–2021. The organization also performed fewer Pap smears and breast exams and distributed fewer contraceptives.
But what about adoptions? Planned Parenthood only made 1,721 adoption referrals for the reported year — or about one per 228 abortions.
