Abortion, show me da money

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Have been compiling statistics from various pro-life sources and one topic that seems not to be addressed, except in generalities, is the actual dollar amount garnered by the abortion industry, in this country, and around the world, annually. I don’t think in all the rhetoric, especially during the election, and even on this board, that due attention is payed to the economic power (which equates to political power) of the industry itself, not just its proponents and lobbyists.

What is the dollar figure of profits for the industry each year? How profitable is it for an individual or group to invest in, build and run an abortion clinic? A lot of doctors magazines run ads for franchises and money-making opportunities, everything from fast food to kidney dialysis centers. Abortion clinics have been touted as “family planning centers”, “crisis pregnancy counselling centers”, “women’s reproductive health clinics.” It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that if surgery is not involved there is no profit, and the surgery is abortion.

I see a lot of hype about how much tax money PP gets and how much they profit from abortion. Since they are a non-profit agency, on paper they don’t profit at all, so the money is realized in terms of inflated administrative salaries and perks, I assume. The info on pro-life sites is wildly contradictory on how much PP actually gets from taxes, how much from private sources, how much goes for abortion, and how much goes for other services, such as pandering to teens.

Any body with sites, links or info on economic aspects of the abortion industry can do a big service, since overall goal of my committee is to beef up pro-life organization and activism in my diocese, which has as yet untapped potential to be extremely influential, including politically.
 
Abortion is an all cash, cash-in-advance business. PP is VERY profitable and their non-profit status is simply at tax category, not a strategy. In healthcare, the price and reimbursement for procedures vary. Not so with abortion and possibly high end plastic surgery.

Abortion is the ONLY business in the entire healthcare sector that is all cash, cash in advance with minimal competition. In Atlanta, abortions as a whole run from $319 to $4000 dollars. The typical first trimester fee is $350 to $485. RU-486 fees range from $450 to $485.

I’d say it is pretty profitable and would not be surprised in the least if it is a $200 million dollar annual venture for Planned Parenthood and a high margin, high profit venture for other entities.

In Georgia there are 10 abortion facilities and 26 physicians who perform abortions. Georgia an average of 32,400 abortions per year are performed. Just considering that they charge an average of $400 per abortion you get $12.9 million dollars spread over 10 facilities and and 26 physicians.

In other words, 26 physicians can generate $12.9 million dollars a year doing 25 abortions each a week.

If each abortion takes 30 minutes of physician time, these M.D.s generate just under $800 per hour.

Very profitable indeed.

See gynpages.com/ and find your state, look at the facilities listed and fish for fee information. Call the facility and ask (just do not use the Church’s phone). They will at least give you a range.
 
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puzzleannie:
Have been compiling statistics from various pro-life sources and one topic that seems not to be addressed, except in generalities, is the actual dollar amount garnered by the abortion industry, in this country, and around the world, annually. I don’t think in all the rhetoric, especially during the election, and even on this board, that due attention is payed to the economic power (which equates to political power) of the industry itself, not just its proponents and lobbyists.

What is the dollar figure of profits for the industry each year? How profitable is it for an individual or group to invest in, build and run an abortion clinic? A lot of doctors magazines run ads for franchises and money-making opportunities, everything from fast food to kidney dialysis centers. Abortion clinics have been touted as “family planning centers”, “crisis pregnancy counselling centers”, “women’s reproductive health clinics.” It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that if surgery is not involved there is no profit, and the surgery is abortion.

I see a lot of hype about how much tax money PP gets and how much they profit from abortion. Since they are a non-profit agency, on paper they don’t profit at all, so the money is realized in terms of inflated administrative salaries and perks, I assume. The info on pro-life sites is wildly contradictory on how much PP actually gets from taxes, how much from private sources, how much goes for abortion, and how much goes for other services, such as pandering to teens.

Any body with sites, links or info on economic aspects of the abortion industry can do a big service, since overall goal of my committee is to beef up pro-life organization and activism in my diocese, which has as yet untapped potential to be extremely influential, including politically.
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Two of the best sources of information are:

American Life League’s STOPP affiliate, www.all.org. They publish the Ryan Report, a detailed breakdown of revenue and profit taken from PP’s own annual report.

Life Dynamics at www.lifedynamics.com. They also have extensively researched facts on abortion industry revenues and profits.
 
thanks everybody, I already have good figures for PP, I was looking for specifics on for-profit operations.
 
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puzzleannie:
thanks everybody, I already have good figures for PP, I was looking for specifics on for-profit operations.
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puzzleannie, I don’t know that is significant. For example I work for a non-profit hospital. They charge the same for surgical procedures as a for profit hospital. The price per procedure is likely to be very much the same. If you figure the number of abortions and use the information above with respect to pricing, you will get a pretty good idea.

It’s very profitable because it does not require much of a facility nor equipment. FWIW some insurance companies will pay for the procedure.

Lisa N
 
thanks everybody, I already have good figures for PP, I was looking for specifics on for-profit operations.
 
I can’t help with the figures, but I do know that in many states abortion clinics are minimally regulated, i.e., not subject to reporting requirements that would govern other medical operations, so it may be nearly impossible to obtain that information.
 
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JimG:
I can’t help with the figures, but I do know that in many states abortion clinics are minimally regulated, i.e., not subject to reporting requirements that would govern other medical operations, so it may be nearly impossible to obtain that information.
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My first OB-GYN did abortions in his OFFICE. First trimester I assume since he had no emergency facilities or the ability to provide a general anesthia. I was unware that he did them until I noticed a machine in a corner and asked what it did. Some kind of “vaccuum” type thing. Later I learned via another patient, he did many many abortions and eventually quit the OB practice because malpractice was high and he could make a lot more money just doing the GYN part—including abortions :eek: Apparently the malpractice was a fraction of what it was when he also delivered (live) babies.

Needless to say I left his practice although at the time I guess I hadn’t thought about how being a patient of a doc who does abortions adds to that economy. I suspect no one will ever get a handle on the total pricetag since I am sure many many doctors do these outside a hospital setting and do not report them.

Lisa N
 
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JimG:
I can’t help with the figures, but I do know that in many states abortion clinics are minimally regulated, i.e., not subject to reporting requirements that would govern other medical operations, so it may be nearly impossible to obtain that information.
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Hmmm…and have prolife groups tried to change that? I’m not up on what has been going on but that sounds like a great move, introducing a bill that would tighten up regulation, for the sake of public health and accurate record keeping.
 
Some of us once speculated that the minimal record requirements for Abortions centers, and the difficulty in getting access to them, make them an ideal base for a money laundering operation.

It became very interesting when the largest local abortion provider bought into the local race track, which is probably the second best base for money laundering.
 
Joe Kelley:
Some of us once speculated that the minimal record requirements for Abortions centers, and the difficulty in getting access to them, make them an ideal base for a money laundering operation.

It became very interesting when the largest local abortion provider bought into the local race track, which is probably the second best base for money laundering.
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Oddly enough, I have heard that same speculation from three differenct sources recently. A good pro-life local politician who wanted an issue could do worse than investigate this. Why doesn’t the Boston Globe put their investigative talents to work here for a change?
 
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