Planned Parenthood abortion expansion about money, FRC says
By Mike Miller · Dec 23, 2010
Planned Parenthood is going to require more of its clinics to offer abortion services, according to The Daily Caller. A spokeswoman said that
abortion services will be offered in at least one clinic per affiliate
PP claims that the requirement is part of a “new patient services initiative.”
Right now, Planned Parenthood has 817 health clinics throughout the U.S. One hundred seventy-three of those already perform surgical abortions, and 131 perform chemical abortions. The Planned Parenthood network is made up of 87 locally-government regional centers, which then oversee hundreds of other clinics.
Planned Parenthood is a major recipient of federal money, receiving $363 million in fiscal 2008-09. It is also the nation’s largest abortion provider.
The Family Research Council doubts PP’s motives:
Some, however, argue that the expansion of abortion services is more about lining pockets than making women feel safe and secure. “Planned Parenthood claims they’re concerned with women’s health and family planning,” a spokesperson for the Family Research Council, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that advances “faith, family and freedom,” told TheDC.
“We’ve been hearing rhetoric lately that abortion should be safe, legal and rare, but [with this requirement] we can see the writing on the wall. The bottom line is there is no place in the U.S. where a woman would have difficulty getting abortion if they want to.”
The spokesperson went on to say, “This is about expanding services and bringing in more money…they try to create a public image where everything focuses on STD’s, family planning, etc, but abortion is a profitable endeavor.”