THE WEDNESDAY STOPP REPORT

American Life League’s Annual STOPP Survey of Planned Parenthood Facilities

Encouraging news: The results of this year’s survey reveal that Planned Parenthood is currently operating 42 express clinics and 817 “health” clinics.

Up until three years ago, all Planned Parenthood clinics were basically the same, with some variation in "services." Some did surgical abortions, some medical, others "just" distributed birth control, but all were medical facilities with exam rooms and staff. Three years ago, Planned Parenthood started opening "express clinics" that had no exam rooms and are basically retail store fronts.

The following table gives the number of non-express “health” clinics operated by Planned Parenthood in the years indicated.

1987:     816
1990:     879
1995:     938
2000:     875
2005:     825
2006:     817

Thus, your actions have reduced the number of “health” clinics Planned Parenthood is operating to essentially the same number it operated in 1987. Since 1995, Planned Parenthood has closed a net of 121 “health” clinics in 11 years.

While there is still a long way to go, these numbers show that our plans work. All that is needed is to begin active efforts against Planned Parenthood in every community in which it operates.

Introduction

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America is the largest and richest affiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. PPFA is comprised of a number of affiliates within the United States. Each of these affiliates operates a number of facilities that dispense contraception and commit abortions.

Each year, American Life League's STOPP International project conducts a nationwide survey to determine the exact number and type of facilities operated by each of the PPFA affiliates.

Types of Planned Parenthood facilities

Planned Parenthood operates a number of different types of facilities across the country. The following types are of special interest to American Life League and we report specifically on them:

• “Health” clinics that commit chemical abortions by selling birth control products that work some of the time by preventing implantation of an already created human being.
• “Health” clinics that commit medical abortions (using products like RU-486 to kill babies after implantation) as well as chemical, but not surgical abortions.
• “Health” clinics that commit chemical, medical and surgical abortions.
• Express clinics that provide limited expedited services. Planned Parenthood says, "At an express health center, clients who are short on time and do not require a table examination can quickly pick up their birth control medication or get contraceptive advice." It appears this is an effort by PP to increase its number of clients without significantly increasing expenses.

Contracted services are used by Planned Parenthood of Utah. It contracts with doctors and other health care providers to service PP clients. This appears to be an effort to increase its client count without incurring overhead expenses. Although we track these providers, they are not included in the overall Planned Parenthood clinic numbers.

Caveat

The data used in this survey come from a variety of sources, including, but not limited to, printed Planned Parenthood material, Planned Parenthood internet postings, phone calls to Planned Parenthood facilities and reports from individuals around the country. Planned Parenthood is a large, complex business and its clinic numbers and locations are continually changing. This survey is conducted over a 60-day period and the results posted below are accurate to the best of our ability on the date indicated. We invite all readers of this survey to report to us any discrepancies they find in the data. If we have missed any of the PP facilities, if one has closed, or if one provides services different than we have reported we would appreciate you notifying us via e-mail.

2006 Summary

As of December 5, 2006, the 117 affiliates of Planned Parenthood Federation of America operate a total of 859 facilities. Of these, 817 are “health” clinics and 42 are Express clinics.

The 859 clinics are located in 49 states and the District of Columbia. Although North Dakota has a Planned Parenthood educational office, it has no PP clinic.

Of the 859 clinics, 172 commit surgical abortions and another 60 commit medical, but not surgical, abortions. Thus it operates 232 medical and surgical abortion facilities in total.

Openings/Closings

The following states saw either openings or closings of Planned Parenthood clinics in 2006 as indicated:

• California
  • Clinic closed in King City, plus closed 18 temporary Express clinics in San Diego area
  • Clinic opened in Hollister, San Diego (Express) and San Francisco (Express)
• Colorado
  • Clinic opened in Parker (Express)
• Idaho
  • Clinic opened in Nampa
• Illinois
  • Clinic opened in Fairview Heights at the St. Clair County Health Center
• Indiana
  • Clinic closed in Crawfordsville
• Iowa
  • Clinic opened in Des Moines
• Kentucky
  • Clinic closed in Berea
• Massachusetts
  • Clinic opened in Somerville (Express)
• Michigan
  • Clinic opened in Albion
• Minnesota
  • Clinics opened in Woodbury (Express) and Apple Valley (Express)
• Mississippi
  • Clinic opened in Gulfport
• Missouri
  • Clinic closed in Sedalia
• Montana
  • Clinic opened in Kalispell
• Ohio
  • Clinics closed in Chillicothe, Jackson, Miamisburg and Troy
  • Clinics opened in Macedonia (Express) and Salon (Express)
• Oregon
  • Clinic opened in Junction City (Express)
• Rhode Island
  • Clinic opened in Providence (Express)
• Texas
  • Clinics closed in Borger, Dumas and Cactus
  • Clinic opened in Sierra Blanca
• Washington
  • Clinics closed in Colfax and Spokane (Express)

Planned Parenthood presence by state

The following is a list of the total number of PP clinics in each state:

State	# of clinics
California	98
New York	79
Texas	77
Washington	47
Pennsylvania	43
Indiana	38
Ohio	37
Michigan	31
New Jersey	30
Wisconsin	30
Florida	26
Colorado	25
Illinois	25
Minnesota	24
Iowa	23
Arizona	20
Connecticut	19
Missouri	18
Montana	16
Oregon	16
Vermont	15
Maryland	9
Virginia	9
Oklahoma	9
North Carolina	8
New Hampshire	7
New Mexico	6
Utah	6
Delaware	5
Georgia	5
Nebraska	5
Nevada	5
Alabama	4
Alaska	4
Kansas	4
Kentucky	4
Maine	4
Massachusetts	4
Hawaii	3
Idaho	3
Tennessee	3
Arkansas	2
District of Columbia	2
Louisiana	2
Mississippi	2
Rhode Island	2
South Dakota	2
South Carolina	1
West Virginia	1
Wyoming	1
North Dakota	0

Conclusion

2006 was another year of struggle for Planned Parenthood. It began the year with a total of 872 clinics and, despite opening several new clinics, ended the year with 859. As stated above, only 817 of the 859 were “health” clinics – the lowest number since 1987. A complete list of the location of every Planned Parenthood clinic can be found online.

We congratulate everyone who has fought so hard against Planned Parenthood this year. Your efforts are bearing fruit and clearly giving Planned Parenthood a great deal of trouble.

We ask you to get re-energized over the coming holidays and to expand your fight against Planned Parenthood in 2007. We are here to assist you in this effort and will be announcing several new resources during 2007 that will help bring the entire fight against Planned Parenthood to a new level.

May God bless you all.

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