The original concept of PPA was a noble one, to assist women with
pregnancy
and pre-natal care while educating men and women about issues such as
birth
control and parenting skills. What it has become is a government-funded ,
bloodthirsty abortion mill. Just as with the ACLU, the road to hell has
been
paved with good intentions



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Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- When it lobbies state lawmakers or the
American public, Planned Parenthood says it does more than just abortions.
But the number of abortions the business performs has risen in each of the
last two years and is now almost 20 percent of the 1.3 million abortions
that take place annually in the United States.
According to figures from Planned Parenthood's annual report, its centers
nationwide performed 244,628 abortions in 2003, a 6.1 percent increase
from
the year before. In 2004, Planned Parenthood performed 255,015, another
4.3
percent increase.

"Twenty years ago, PPFA was directly responsible for more than 5.5 percent
of all abortions committed in the United States," explained Life Decisions
International president Douglas Scott. "It is now responsible for nearly
20
percent."

While abortions are on the rise, the number of women Planned Parenthood
refers to adoption agencies is decreasing.

In 2003, PPFA referred just 1,774 pregnant women to adoption agencies,
which
was a 9.6 percent decrease from the previous year. In 2004, that low
number
declined to 1,414 women, a nearly 20 percent decrease.

As a result, Planned Parenthood performs 180 abortions for every woman it
refers to an adoption agency, according to its own figures.

"[I]f a woman wants to give birth to a healthy baby, PPFA kicks her out
the
door with a referral slip. After all, adoption is not where the money is,"
Scott said.