Planned Parenthood of Indiana has announced the pending closure of its Marion facility, bringing the 2009 count of Indiana Planned Parenthood facilities closed or pending closure up to seven.
Planned Parenthood of Indiana cited a cut in Title XX family planning funding for the closure.
Betty Cockrum, CEO of PPIN, says the combined closures will save $1.35 million.
“But wait!” said Rita Diller, director of American Life League’s STOP Planned Parenthood project. “A look at PPIN’s latest federal Form 990 shows that the organization had $2,158,861 in profit for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2008.
“Planned Parenthood says that $200 per year can provide family planning for one low-income woman. If we do the math and divide PPIN’s $2,158,861 profit by the $200 it takes to provide family planning for one low-income woman, that means that with their profit from last year, PPIN could have provided family planning for 10,794 women. Instead they closed five facilities.
“It just goes to show that Planned Parenthood is interested in the bottom line – protecting profits – not in providing so-called ‘health care’ for women,” she said.
The head of the Indiana Family Health Council, which administers the funds, said Planned Parenthood is still the top recipient of the $2 million in Title XX money that is distributed in Indiana.
The Marion, facility announcement brings the number of 2009 announced closures of Planned Parenthood facilities throughout the US to 20.
