Planned Parenthood has received federal funding since 1970, when President
Richard Nixon signed into law the
Family Planning Services and Population Research Act, amending the
Public Health Service Act.
Title X of that law provides funding for family planning services, including contraception and family planning information. The law had support from both
Republicans and
Democrats.
[71] Nixon described Title X funding as based on the premise that "no American woman should be denied access to family planning assistance because of her economic condition."
[72]
Donors to Planned Parenthood have included the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the
Buffett Foundation, the
Ford Foundation, the
Turner Foundation, the
Cullmans, and others.
[73][74][75][76] The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's contributions to the organization have been specifically marked to avoid funding abortions.
[73] Some donors, such as the Buffett Foundation, have supported reproductive health that can include abortion services.
[73] Pro-life groups have advocated the boycott of donors to Planned Parenthood.
[77] Corporate donors include
CREDO Mobile.
[78]
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, total revenue was $1.3 billion: non-government health services revenue was $305 million, government revenue (such as Medicaid reimbursements) was $528 million, private contributions totaled $392 million, and $78 million came from other operating revenue.
[79] According to Planned Parenthood, 59% of the group's revenue is put towards the provision of health services, while non-medical services such as sex education and public policy work make up another 15%; management expenses, fundraising, and international family planning programs account for about 16%, and 10% of the revenue in 2013–2014 was not spent.
[79]
Planned Parenthood receives over a third of its money in government grants and contracts (about $528 million in 2014).
[80][79] By law (
Hyde Amendment), federal funding cannot be allocated for abortions (except in rare cases),
[81] but some opponents of abortion have argued that allocating money to Planned Parenthood for the provision of other medical services allows other funds to be reallocated for abortions.
[58]
A coalition of national and local anti-abortion groups have lobbied federal and state governments to stop funding Planned Parenthood. As a result, federal and state legislators have proposed legislation to reduce funding levels.
[81][82] Eight states—Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Utah—have enacted such proposals.
[93] In some cases, the courts have overturned such actions, citing conflict with federal or state laws; in others the federal executive branch has provided funding in lieu of the states.
[85][86][94] In some states, Planned Parenthood was completely or partially defunded.
[95][96]
In August 2015, Louisiana Governor
Bobby Jindal attempted to end Louisiana's contract with Planned Parenthood to treat
Medicaid patients at a time when there was an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases in Louisiana.
[59] Planned Parenthood and three patients sued the state of Louisiana, with the
United States Department of Justice siding with Planned Parenthood.
[97]
On February 2, 2016, the U.S. House failed to override President Obama's veto of
H.R. 3762 (Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015) which would have prohibited Planned Parenthood from receiving any federal Medicaid funds for one year.
[98]
Late in 2016, the Obama administration issued a rule effective in January 2017 banning U.S. states from withholding federal family-planning funds from health clinics that give abortions, including Planned Parenthood affiliates; this rule mandates that local and state governments give federal funds for services related to sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy care, fertility, contraception, and breast and cervical cancer screening to qualified health providers whether or not they give abortions.
[99] However, this rule was blocked by a federal judge the day before it would have taken effect.
[100] In 2017, it was overturned by new legislation.
[101]
The proposed
American Health Care Act (
H.R. 1628), announced by Congressional Republicans in March 2017, would have made Planned Parenthood "ineligible for Medicaid reimbursements or federal family planning grants."
[102]
IBH - your funding statement is inaccurate. I wish abortion should never occur, but the reality is that it is legal. PP provides many needed health care services to the underserved , and the Right Wing persecution against the organization is unwarranted.
As above - the Hyde Amendment prohibits spending federal funds on abortion except in rare cases of rape/incest.
You and i have disagreed on this matter previously - i do not expect to change your opinion.
The value of services provided to underserved women - non abortion services - is in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Obummercare keeps dying...and rightfully so.
