Congressman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement highlighting a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which reveals that six organizations involved in the abortion industry received about $1 billion in federal funding from 2002 through 2009. Click here to access the report.

“Regardless of where they stand on abortion, most Americans agree it should not be funded by taxpayer subsidies,” said Congressman Price. “Yet this report shows a horrifying amount of federal funding going to the abortion industry. Money is fungible. Giving abortion providers $1 billion for other activities just frees up an equal sum of money to support their abortion practices. U.S. affiliates of Planned Parenthood received $657 million over seven years while conducting more than 300,000 abortions in 2007 alone. In that same year, they reported a mere 4,912 adoption referrals. It’s time to end this sickening taxpayer subsidy of abortions.”

Summary of GAO Report

Selected Organizations Receiving Government Funding:

-Advocates for Youth: $8.7 Million (total from 2002-2009)

-Guttmacher Institute: $12.7 Million (total from 2002-2008)

-International Planned Parenthood Federation: $93.8 million (total from 2002-2009)

-Planned Parenthood Federation of America : $657.1 million (total from 2002-2008)

-Population Council of the United States: $284.3 million (total from 2002-2008)

-Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States: $1.6 million (total from 2002-2009)

Funding for Elective Abortion:

-Hyde and Helms: Funding reflected in this report is covered by limitation of funds policies known as the Hyde and Helms Amendments. These two policies are attached to annual appropriations bills and ensure that funds are not used directly for elective abortion. However, by funding the organizations we expand their facilities and influence, and give the taxpayers’ stamp of approval on their abortion agenda.