“You don't have to go to Planned Parenthood to get your cholesterol or your blood pressure checked. If you want an abortion, you go to Planned Parenthood, and that's well over 90% of what Planned Parenthood does.”

—  Jon Kyl

Senate floor, 2011-04-08.
Jon Kyl Tweets Not Intended to Be Factual Statements
Colbert Nation
2011-04-15
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/381484/april-12-2011/jon-kyl-tweets-not-intended-to-be-factual-statements
2011-04-15.
According to Planned Parenthood, abortion makes up 3% of their health services http://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/who-we-are/planned-parenthood-glance-5552.htm.

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