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American Life League’s 2008 Report on Planned Parenthood Facilities in the United States

Each year, American Life League conducts a nationwide survey to determine the exact number and types of facilities operated by each of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America affiliates. The survey was completed on December 31, 2008. The following is a summary of what we found. To view the entire 2008 report, click here.

Results

The data show that the Planned Parenthood Federation of America has decreased its total number of affiliates, express clinics and surgical abortion facilities. There was, however, an increase in the total number of facilities that perform medical abortions. This information shows that Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion chain in the country, is focusing more on its medical abortion business. In the span of the last two years, Planned Parenthood has increased its number of facilities performing medical abortions by 61.

At the end of 2008, Planned Parenthood had a total of 844 clinics, down from 855 from the year 2007. Of these, 31 clinics are considered express clinics and this leaves a remainder of 813 non-express clinics (one fewer than 2007). The total number of express clinics has decreased by 11.

Since the previous survey conducted in 2007, 26 Planned Parenthood clinics were removed from the list and 15 clinics were added.

In 2008, Planned Parenthood had a total of 549 facilities that performed chemical abortions only. (Often times, when Planned Parenthood clinics do not perform medical or surgical abortions, it will refer its customers to a Planned Parenthood facility that does.) A total of 121 facilities were counted that perform both chemical and medical abortions. This is an increase of 13 from the year 2007.

There were a total of 295 medical and surgical abortion facilities, which is an increase of eight from 2007. The number of surgical abortion facilities has decreased by five. In 2007 there were a total of 179 surgical abortion facilities and in 2008 there were a total of 174.

At the end of 2008, there were a total of 99 affiliates – a decrease of nine from 2007. Part of the reason Planned Parenthood merges its affiliates is to cut costs and increase its overall profits.

The table below shows that the total number of medical abortion facilities have increased during 2008 as compared to the total number of affiliates, total number of clinics (which includes non-express clinics and express clinics) and surgical abortion facilities – all of which have decreased.

YEAR
2007 - 2008

TOTAL # OF AFFILIATES
108 --- 99

TOTAL # OF CLINICS
855 --- 844

NON-EXPRESS CLINICS
814 --- 813

EXPRESS CLINICS
41 ---- 31

SURGICAL ABORTION FACILITIES
179 --- 174

MEDICAL ABORTION FACILITIES
108 --- 121


Discussion

After collecting and looking through the data on Planned Parenthood clinics across the U.S., it is clear to see that Planned Parenthood is increasing its abortion business and has closed down many express clinics. As its express and non-express clinics are steadily declining, the number of facilities performing medical abortions continues to increase.

To see exactly where each of the 844 Planned Parenthood facilities are located, be sure to visit the American Life League’s Map Room, an on-line, interactive map that offers facts, figures and locations (www.stopp.org/maps).

To view the entire 2008 Report that includes tables, graphs and more, please visit: http://www.stopp.org/pdfs/2008/2008ReportPPFacilitiesUS.pdf.