Planned Parenthood Reports 375,000 Abortions in FY2021 Ahead of Landmark Supreme Court Abortion Ruling
Abortion provider Planned Parenthood estimated it terminated 374,155 pregnancies between Oct. 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2021, the second-highest number of abortions the organization has recorded in a single-year period.
Planned Parenthood published its annual report (pdf) for 2021-2022 this week, describing its various services through the 2021 fiscal year.
According to the report, Planned Parenthood provided approximately 9 million services to around 2.13 million people, including 374,155 abortion procedures during fiscal year 2021. The report offers a snapshot of its services before a new U.S. Supreme Court decision, allowing states to set more abortion restrictions.
The 374,155 abortions Planned Parenthood conducted through the 2021 fiscal year represent only a 2.45 percent drop from the record-setting 383,460 abortions Planned Parenthood recorded in 2020-2021 (pdf)….