Abortion Providers Got Nearly $2 Billion in Taxpayer Dollars From 2019 to 2021

Published on December 12, 2023

Abortion providers and advocacy groups like Planned Parenthood received nearly $2 billion in federal taxpayer funds between 2019 and 2021, per a newly released government report that Republicans called “truly shocking.” “The results of the study have just now come out—and they are truly shocking,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn said in a statement on Dec. 12, the day that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report detailing the amount in federal funds sent to abortion groups and providers over just a three-year period. The GAO report showed that abortion advocates and providers received $1.89 billion in taxpayer money between 2019-2021, with Planned Parenthood and its affiliates raking in the lion’s share—$1.78 billion....