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Planned Parenthood abortions top 6 million

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Planned Parenthood abortions top 6 million

This week, Planned Parenthood released their latest annual report, which confirmed their position as America’s largest abortion chain. In 2012, Planned Parenthood performed 317,166 terminations, or just over 25% of all U.S. terminations. This puts the abortion giant’s cumulative total since 1970 at 6,210,670.

Chart of Planned Parenthood abortions by year:

List of Planned Parenthood abortions by year:

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YearAbortions1970100197150019721,00019735,000197410,000197520,000197640,000197758,660197870,000197967,000198060,000198179,997198280,000198385,242198488,824198591,065198698,6381987104,4111988111,1891989122,1911990129,1551991132,3141992130,8441993134,2771994133,2891995139,8991996153,3671997165,1741998168,5091999182,7922000197,0702001213,0262002230,6302003244,6282004255,0152005264,9432006289,7502007305,3102008324,0082009332,2782010329,4452011333,9642012327,166

Total: 6,310,670

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