Planned Parenthood is replaceable. Here's how we know.

As millions of taxpayer dollars continue to flow to Planned Parenthood despite its years of increased abortions and declining non-abortion services, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Pregnancy Help Centers (PHC), which do not commit abortions, could be receiving that funding instead.

Key Takeaways:

• The number of Planned Parenthood's legitimate health services fall far short of those provided by FQHCs.

• This can be seen in multiple areas, including cancer screenings, prenatal services, and more.

• Despite years of scandal, Planned Parenthood continues to show increased abortions and increased taxpayer dollars.

The Backstory:

FQHCs locations have been increasing while Planned Parenthood continues to close facilities and moves its business model toward telehealth — a deliberate strategy that has been in the works for years at the corporation.

Planned Parenthood's latest annual reports reveal over 400,000 abortions while collecting $800 million from taxpayers in a single year. This is a 100% increase in abortions and a 291% increase in taxpayer funding (nearly $203M v $792M) since 2000.

Also since 2000, Planned Parenthood has committed over 7.5M abortions (7,534,941) while providing just 323,000 prenatal care services. It has already received nearly $11.4B from taxpayers, accumulating nearly $2.2B in excess revenue. The majority of those dollars come from Medicaid.

Medicaid Defunding

On July 4, 2025, the “Big, Beautiful Bill” was signed into law by President Trump and commenced on July 7, 2025. It removed Medicaid dollars from entities that provide abortion (as of October 1, 2025) and receive more than $800,000 in Medicaid expenditures (during a previous fiscal year).

In response, Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit against HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and immediately thereafter, an Obama-appointed judge issued a temporary restraining order (TRO), and a back and forth legal battle to defund Planned Parenthood began.

Then, on September 11, 2025, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the preliminary injunctions issued on July 21 and 28, 2025, were stayed, allowing Planned Parenthood to be defunded while its lawsuit proceeds.

Reality Check - FQHCs v. Planned Parenthood:

In 2024, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) saw nearly 16 times more patients than Planned Parenthood, outnumbering Planned Parenthood facilities by a factor of 29 to 1.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provides quality health care to the nation's highest-need communities. "FQHCs are HRSA Health Center Program award recipients and look-alikes that are certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)... FQHCs can also include certain outpatient clinics associated with tribal organizations," claimed RuralHealthInfo.org.

Locations and Clients

• In 2024, FQHC locations increased sixteen percent from 15K recorded in 2023 (15K) to 17.4K recorded in 2024. Last year, they served 32.4 million men (13.8M) and women (18.6M), which amounted to nearly four percent (3.8%) more patients than they served in 2023 (31.2M) and over 6% more patients served in 2022. (30.5M).

• In contrast, while Planned Parenthood boasted seeing “3.1 million women, men, and teens” in its 2006-07 annual report, the number of clients it saw decreased as federal taxpayer dollars it absorbed increased. In 2009 Planned Parenthood reported seeing 3 million clients. That number dropped to 2.4 million clients and remained steady for several years before falling again to 2.08 million clients recorded in their 2023-2024 annual report. And while Planned Parenthood reported 650 facilities in their 2015-16 annual report

This means that, in 2024, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) saw nearly 16 times more patients than Planned Parenthood, outnumbering Planned Parenthood facilities by a factor of 29 to 1.

Pap tests

• FQHCs recorded 2,186,470 (Pap visits) amounting to 1,972,340 (Pap patients) in 2024. In addition, FQHCs tested over 4.4 million females for cervical cancer in 2024 with previous years having similar amounts.

• In contrast, Pap tests at Planned Parenthood fell over 12% (197,617in 2022-23 to 173,397 in 2023-2024), down over 85% from a high of nearly 1.2M in 2004. Less than 1% of women receive their Pap tests at Planned Parenthood.

In 2024, FQHCs performed nearly 13 times (12.61) more Pap tests than Planned Parenthood. 

Mammograms:

• FQHCs recorded nearly 2 million (1,966,405) patients receiving mammograms in 2024. The numbers were similar in past years: 1.9 million in 2023 and 1.7 million in 2022. 

• In contrast, breast screenings (not mammograms) at Planned Parenthood dropped over 10% (~213k in 2022-23 to ~191k in 2023-2024); its “breast care” services have plummeted over 82% from a high of more than 1M in 2000. The organization only occasionally partners with mobile mammogram clinics which offer screening outside its facilities but Planned Parenthood itself does not report any mammograms in national services reports.

Planned Parenthood only offers “breast exam” services and advises potential clients to seek referrals for mammograms.

Overall Cancer Screenings:

(Pap and Breast combined)

• FQHCs offered 4.2 million cancer screenings (nearly 2.2 million Pap tests and nearly 2 million mammograms) in 2024.

• In contrast, overall cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood (Pap tests and breast exams) are on the decrease, dropping just over 8% (~464k in 2022-23 to ~426k in 2023-2024). Total cancer screenings are down over 80% in a 20-year period, from a high of nearly 2.2M in 2004.

In 2024, overall cancer screenings (breast and Pap) at FQHCs outnumbered Planned Parenthood nearly 10 to 1.

HIV Testing:

• FQHCs provided 4,336,303 HIV Tests to 3,736,677 patients in 2024.

• In contrast, Planned Parenthood recorded 769,851 in 2024.

That means that in 2024, FQHCs provided nearly five times more HIV testing than Planned Parenthood.

Prenatal Care:

• FQHCs saw 611,467 patients for prenatal care in 2024, an increase of a 4.5% higher than the 585,135 prenatal care patients at FQHCs in 2023 and up over nine percent from the 560,000 they served in 2022. 

• In contrast, while prenatal care services at Planned Parenthood increased nearly 11% (~7k up from ~6.3k in 2022-23), the service has declined drastically over time by a staggering 77% from its high in 2010. It is important to note that Planned Parenthood’s website reflects the fact that only “some” Planned Parenthood facilities even offer prenatal care.

In 2024, FQHCs provided more than 87 times the number of prenatal care services as Planned Parenthood in 2024. 

Consider This:

Planned Parenthood’s past and present have been scandal-ridden and this should be cause to pull funding:

• It was founded based on eugenic philosophies.

• It has been accused by staffers and management of systemic discrimination.

• It utilizes deceptive marketing.

• It regularly violates requirements necessary to maintain taxpayer funding.

• It has failed to report child sexual abuse, protect patient privacy, and has been accused of fraud and abuse.

If that weren’t enough, the corporation also…

… disseminates unscientific, fabricated and misleading medical information to women considering abortions.

… misinforms women about the development of their preborn babies.

… has a poor standard of care for clients (with former managers stating they treated women “like cattle”).

… offers ultrasound only for women planning to abort.

A previous Live Action News analysis found that Planned Parenthood’s female clientele represented just 2 percent of the U.S. female population of reproductive age and less than 1% of those women received prenatal services from Planned Parenthood.

In 2024 alone, Planned Parenthood raked in nearly $2.2M daily from taxpayers, ended the lives of 1,102 preborn human beings daily by abortion — nearly 46 per hour, and one every 78 seconds