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Planned Parenthood annual abortions rise to 345,672

By Kimberly Leonard
Published January 6, 2020 7:37pm ET
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Planned Parenthood annual abortions rise to 345,672
Alyssa Travino, center, of Edinburg, Texas, wears a birth control bill box costume during a Planned Parenthood rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol on March 7, 2013, in Austin, Texas. A federal appeals court was set to review a Texas law that led to the closing of many abortion clinics in the state, a case that ultimately appears to be bound for the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) | Eric Gay

Planned Parenthood, in its latest fiscal year, performed 345,672 abortions, an increase of 12,915 from the year before, according to its 2018-2019 annual report published over the weekend.

Abortions now comprise 4% of Planned Parenthood services, an increase from 3.4% the year before. The organization calculates that percentage by individually counting out its 9.8 million services, from abortion to adoption referrals, pregnancy tests, vasectomies, and pap tests.

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