Fact check: How many abortions performed by planned parenthood in USA?

1. Summary of the results

Based on the analyses provided, Planned Parenthood performed 402,230 abortions in the 2022-23 fiscal year ^{[1] [2]}. This represents a 2% increase from the previous year and a 23% increase since 2013 ^[1]. The data comes from Planned Parenthood's own annual report, making it the most authoritative source for this specific question.

To provide broader context, the total number of abortions across the United States was 930,160 in 2020 and 625,978 in 2021 (though the 2021 figure only includes data from 46 states and the District of Columbia) ^[3]. This means Planned Parenthood accounts for a significant portion of abortion procedures in the United States.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question lacks important contextual information that would help understand the significance of these numbers:

• Planned Parenthood provides numerous other services beyond abortion care - the analyses mention the organization offers various reproductive health services, but specific breakdowns of these services are not detailed in the provided sources ^[4]
• The broader abortion landscape in America shows that nearly one in four women in the United States will have an abortion in her lifetime ^[5], providing important context about abortion prevalence generally
• Different stakeholders benefit from emphasizing different aspects of these statistics:
• Anti-abortion organizations like the Lozier Institute ^[1] may emphasize the increase in numbers to support arguments about abortion prevalence
• Planned Parenthood itself benefits from demonstrating its role as a major healthcare provider while potentially downplaying abortion as just one of many services offered
• The data represents a specific time period (2022-23) and trends may vary year to year, as evidenced by the different total abortion numbers between 2020 and 2021 ^[3]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original question itself is straightforward and factual, asking for a specific number without apparent bias. However, the framing could potentially be used to support different narratives:

• The question focuses solely on Planned Parenthood rather than asking about abortion providers generally, which could be used to either highlight or criticize the organization's role specifically
• Without temporal context, the question doesn't specify which year or time period, potentially allowing for selective use of data from different years to support various arguments
• The analyses reveal potential source bias - the Lozier Institute ^[1], which provided the specific abortion numbers, appears to be an organization that may have a particular stance on abortion policy, though their data aligns with other sources ^[2]

The question itself appears neutral, but the 402,230 figure represents a record high ^[1], which different stakeholders could interpret as either concerning or as evidence of Planned Parenthood meeting healthcare demand.