Checking The Math on Planned Parenthood's '3 Percent' Claim

Each time Congress debates whether to defund Planned Parenthood, the inevitable refrain from the group’s supporters is that the money it receives from taxpayers doesn’t pay for abortions and that, besides, abortion makes up just 3 percent of its services. The group’s leaders saturate the media with their claim that their 700 clinics offer women and families “a range of health services.”