'Defund 250': 10 Planned Parenthood scandals and abuses

On July 4, 2026, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of her founding — but unless Congress votes to continue banning federal Medicaid dollars from abortion businesses like Planned Parenthood, July 4 will also be the day that America's most prolific killer of preborn children will see those taxpayer dollars once again pouring into its bank accounts.

Planned Parenthood deserves to be permanently defunded — and Live Action News' series, 'DEFUND 250,' serves to remind the public of many reasons why.

Over the years, Planned Parenthood has been at the center of numerous scandals and abuses, all of which prove that it has no business receiving taxpayer dollars.

Key Takeaways:

• Planned Parenthood has participated in numerous scandals and abuses, including fraud, privacy violations, racism, discrimination, false and deceptive marketing, and internal corruption.

• It has also openly flouted FDA safety protocols, killed several of its patients, failed to protect children from sexual abusers, and coerced patients to abort.

• All of these scandals are reasons why the organization does not deserve taxpayer dollars.

The Details:

#1: Fraud

Planned Parenthood has a history of overbilling abuses and Medicaid fraud, with former staffers claiming that it has filed false claims and marked up the cost of birth control drugs.

In 2015, former Planned Parenthood manager Sue Thayer testified before a Congressional committee accusing Planned Parenthood of filing “false claims totaling about $28 million with Iowa’s Medicaid program for (1) illegally dispensing ‘medically unnecessary’ quantities of oral contraceptive pills and birth control patches to C-Mail Medicaid patients and doing so without a prescription; (2) fraudulently billing the Iowa Medicaid program for abortion-related services; and (3) coercing ‘donations’ from Medicaid patients.”

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#2: Failure to protect children from abusers

Live Action investigations have repeatedly documented Planned Parenthood’s willingness to aid sex traffickers and to cover up the crimes of rape.

Live Action’s Aiding Abusers investigative report and docuseries exposed how Planned Parenthood covers up child sexual abuse. In addition, Live Action undercover investigative videos documented Planned Parenthood employees at 15 different facilities showing a willingness to cover up child sexual abuse and child sex trafficking.

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Aiding Abusers

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#3: Racism

Planned Parenthood was founded by Margaret Sanger — a woman with racist and eugenic ties — so it's no surprise that the organization continues to be steeped in racism today. The abortion corporation has faced multiple lawsuits from former employees who allege experiencing racial discrimination while they worked there.

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#4: Discrimination

There have been numerous documented accusations of Planned Parenthood discriminating against its own staffers. One employee alleged that the organization failed to accommodate her after she was diagnosed with cancer. In several instances, the organization was accused of discriminating against pregnant employees.

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Report: Planned Parenthood discriminated against pregnant employees

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#5: False and deceptive marketing

Planned Parenthood has repeatedly used false and deceptive marketing to deceive women and girls. Examples include changing the definition of when life begins, claiming that the preborn child is nothing more than a "clump of cells," inaccurately depicting the growth and development of the preborn baby, claiming the abortion pill is "safe," failing to inform patients about the risks of abortion, and much more.

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#6: Privacy violations

There are numerous instances of Planned Parenthood violating patient privacy. Private medical results have been mailed to the wrong person. Staffers have disclosed information about patient abortions to third parties. Previous patient data was left up on the ultrasound when another patient walked into the room. There have also been massive privacy breaches and abuses due to PP’s negligence, exposing thousands of the organization's patients.

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#7: Coerced abortions

Numerous testimonies reveal that Planned Parenthood has a long track record of coercing women into getting abortions they didn't want. Women recount having been lied to and misled within the abortion business. Even former workers have conceded that the organization focused solely on committing as many abortions as possible —and reaching that daily quota involved coercing patients.

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Planned Parenthood coerces women into abortion by playing on their fears

Planned Parenthood’s pattern of coercing women into abortion

#8: Violating FDA safety protocols

Planned Parenthood has openly flouted FDA's safety protocols requiring that the abortion pill be used only up to 10 weeks; many Planned Parenthoods openly advertise distributing the pill past that timeframe.

Recently, one of the organization's affiliates advertised "just in case" abortion pills, meaning it will dispense the abortion drug to women who aren't even pregnant — again, openly in violation of FDA safety protocols.

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#9: Death of patients

Planned Parenthood purports to offer "routine health care." Why, then, have some of its patients died after abortion injuries? Lexi Arguello, Cree Erwin-Sheppard, Tonya Reaves, and Roselle Owens all sustained such severe injuries and complications following their Planned Parenthood abortions that they lost their lives.

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TESTIMONY: 18-year-old died after 22-week abortion at Colorado Planned Parenthood

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#10: Internal corruption

For years, former Planned Parenthood employees have detailed internal corruption, including corrupt financial practices, poor management, abuse, retaliation, systemic racism, lack of decent wages, and more. Over the years, it has benefited from taxpayer funds despite having what has been called a "toxic" work culture.

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The Bottom Line:

Planned Parenthood is a corrupt organization with countless violations. An organization that openly flouts the law and is so dangerous to women doesn't deserve another dime of taxpayer dollars.