Planned Parenthood, Funding of Abortions, Government Subsidizing of 40% of Their Budget

Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization and should not profit off the government but only through philanthropy. This is what Medicaid is for. It provides reproductive health services in the United States and internationally. In 2014, federal and state governments provided the organization with $528 million in funding (40% of its annual budget). The majority of this funding comes from Medicaid which subsidizes reproductive healthcare for low-income women. In 2014, abortions accounted for 3% of the services they provided, the care of the child and the treatment of a mother should be funded, but not abortion and population control policies. The majority of the other services include screening for and treating sexually transmitted diseases and infections and providing contraception. Proponents of funding argue that federal funding for Planned Parenthood does not pay for abortions and that the vast majority of government funding that the organization receives is through Medicaid reimbursements. Opponents of funding argue that the government should not fund any organizations that provide abortions.