Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization that provides reproductive health services in the United States and internationally. Each year federal and state governments provide the organization with $528 million in funding (40% of its annual budget). The majority of this funding comes from Medicaid which subsidizes reproductive healthcare for low-income women. In 2014, abortions accounted for 3% of the services they provided. The majority of the other services include screening for and treating sexually transmitted diseases and infections and providing contraception. Proponents of funding… Read more
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes
@9F9KNYK1wk1W
Defunding Planned Parenthood will not stop abortions, only make them unsafe, while also taking away necessary reproductive care unrelated to abortion.
@9F9LWH81wk1W
Woman should have the choice to do what they want with their body because it is no one else’s body but theirs. When you get an abortion early in the pregnancy it is just a cell.
@9F8TWY81wk1W
People need reproductive health regardless of how much money you make. Which is why it should be accessible to everyone. You shouldn't have to pay hundreds of dollars to gain reproductive health.
@9F7QFZ51wk1W
If Planned Parenthood was defunded, it would be difficult for women to get healthy and safe abortions or birth control pills. Women will always find a way to get an abortion, it would be preferred if they were to do it safely than unsafely.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No
@9F8SXMS 1wk1W
Planned parenthood provides much more than abortions. They can offer tests, screenings, checkups, std tests etc.
@jwolfsg1590Constitution 1wk1W
If that's the case, then why did most of Planned Parenthood shut down when Roe v. Wade was overturned?
It's a common misconception that most of Planned Parenthood shut down after Roe v. Wade was overturned. In reality, Planned Parenthood continues to operate, providing a wide range of healthcare services. For example, they conduct over 650,000 cancer screenings and prevention programs annually. The organization is a vital resource for many, especially in areas where affordable healthcare is scarce.
If we focus on the impact of defunding, consider this: in Texas, a study found that after the state cut funding to Planned Parenthood, there was a significant increase in childbirth among low-inc… Read more
@9FDPJ2Q 4 days4D
Planned Parenthood has recently been spending record high amounts of money on their abortion programs. This has increased the sale of abortions and therefore killing more unborn. Yes, they offer many other good programs
@LobbySamanthaRepublican4 days4D
I understand the weight of your concerns, truly I do. It's important to remember though that only about 3% of all Planned Parenthood health services are abortion services. The vast majority of their funds go towards preventive measures like contraceptives and cancer screenings. Just imagine all the lives that could be saved with early detection of cancers. Isn't prevention of unwanted pregnancies a step towards reducing the number of abortions? What are your thoughts on focusing more on preventive measures?
@9FB67NT1wk1W
No, because that is not their main focus. They get money from the government for abortion. There are many other pregnancy centers that offer those tests without abortion.
@R1ghtWingOcelot1wk1W
While it's true that Planned Parenthood provides abortion services, it's important to note that federal funding cannot be used for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger, as per the Hyde Amendment. Also, abortions make up only about 3% of the services Planned Parenthood provides, with the rest being crucial healthcare services like STI testing, cancer screening and family planning.
However, it is also true that there are other centers that offer similar services. But can we ensure that these centers are equally accessible and affordable to all, especially those in rural or low-income areas where Planned Parenthood often serves as the primary healthcare provider? What do you think can be done to improve access to these services outside of Planned Parenthood?
@9FB67NT1wk1W
it's important to note that federal funding cannot be used for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger, as per the Hyde Amendment.
You are completely correct that it is only used for rape, etc. But most woman claim rape, incest, etc they cannot fathom bringing a child into the world and claim these things to justify getting an abortion. Thus giving planned parenthood the money from the government.
@jwolfsg1590Constitution 1wk1W
If that's the case, then why did most of Planned Parenthood shut down when Roe v. Wade was overturned? It seems that their money maker was abortion.
@9F9KNYK1wk1W
Women that want abortions will go through with them, safe or not. Funding Planned Parenthood makes it much safer for them, while also providing other reproductive health services.
@9F9LHMB1wk1W
Just like when we ban anything whether it be alcohol or abortions and birth control, people who need them are going to end up finding a way to do it illegally and more dangerously, causing more deaths from abortions and from childbirth.
@9F9QGH61wk1W
If you take away funds from planned parenthood + abortions, people will just keep doing abortions illegally and dangerously at that.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes, their services reach far beyond abortions and can save many lives through cancer screening, prenatal services, and adoption referrals
@9F8N7L31wk1W
In low-income areas, Planned Parenthood offers an affordable assertion to healthcare, and without it, low-income communities have a higher risk of going undetected with breast cancer, by up to 24% as said by Planned Parenthood themselves.
@9F9GKZF1wk1W
While abortions make up a good amount of Planned Parenthood's pregnancy resolution services, so do miscarriage care, parental services and adoption referrals.
@9F8F87X1wk1W
They provide many different resources and assist many different people in different situations that aren't just subjective to those in need of an abortion. being against planned parenthood just for the sole reason of being pro-life is unreasonable because they care for so much more than just abortion.
@9F7QSLZ1wk1W
Their services reach to helping pregnant women be cared for, screening for sexually transmitted diseases, cancer screening, and more.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No, and the government should not give funds to any organizations that perform abortions
@9F846JT1wk1W
Abortion is one’s right to liberty, the government should not involve religion when it comes to a large republic that is diverse in beliefs and culture
it shouldn't be the governments (who is mostly comprised of old white men) choice what happens to women
@9F93N8H1wk1W
I don't think the "old men" mentality really matters when they don't personally know anybody. I think we should be more worried that the government theoretically will spend taxpayer dollars to kill babies instead of (for example) making schools safer...
@9F7NZR91wk1W
Abortions are medically necessary to save the mother's life in some cases. A victim of rape should not be forced to carry the child of the rapist. It it up to the woman to decide what to do with her body, no one else.
@9F7TD3F1wk1W
abortions are helpful in some situations, whether they cant afford a child or they are at risk carrying a child
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes, as long as funding is not used for abortion procedures
@99HX9PY7mos7MO
the planned parent hood is a abortion clinic.............
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No, and the government should not give funds to any organizations
@9F8CLSXProgressive1wk1W
Women and people of the female sex should be able to have healthcare for their bodies, it is only fair. It is just like any other type of healthcare. Low-income women especially need help
@9F7QWLZ1wk1W
They should give funds to planned parenthood, planned parenthood is something needed in the society we live in especially if they are trying to take away abortion. How would some woman be supported if there was no planned parenthood.
@9F7YPXZ1wk1W
Planned Parenthood encourages people to get help and support instead of having to risk their health looking for their own solutions.
@9F6YTJ82wks2W
Everyone should have access to certain health cares, especially reproductive healthcare. Reproductive rights should be protected.
@8L3RFKD3yrs3Y
@4NDB6ZT3yrs3Y
If tax dollars go to abortion clinics, then the tax dollars allocated should be split with half going to abortion clinics, and half going to adoption agencies.
@8P4F8NH3yrs3Y
if u care so much about the children in orphanges, go adopt a child. save a child whoś physically breathing, who can feel and think and is struggling in the system. dont worry about some cells that arent even in your body but in another womans and you just feel entitled to tell her its wrong.
@8PRSDMFRepublican3yrs3Y
most people believe abortion is morally incorrect...... And yet you get offended for another race and you say not to worry about another person's body.
@WhatisaWoman?4mos4MO
Another race? You mean another sex?
@5L6ZDKVLibertarian3yrs3Y
No. Planned parenthood is a racist eugenics organization that was created to eliminate all black people from the earth by legally murdering their babies.
@SincerelyLaurenn 3yrs3Y
Planned Parenthood isn’t simply for abortions. My mom had 5 miscarriages before having me. Those cost $10,000 each unless you want to pee out a dead baby, which is very traumatizing. Planned Parenthood makes things like that more affordable as well as birth control, which I use to regulate my periods and save myself from cramps. Before birth control, some cramps were so bad I missed weeks of school and had to be hospitalized. If you take away the idea of Planned Parenthood entirely, it makes like living hell for women who have these struggles.
@4NDJMDG3yrs3Y
No because of the selling of fetal body parts and the fact that the funding goes directly back to the Democratic Party.
@SincerelyLaurenn3yrs3Y
Planned Parenthood isn’t simply for abortions. My mom had 5 miscarriages before having me. Those cost $10,000 each unless you want to pee out a dead baby, which is very traumatizing. Planned Parenthood makes things like that more affordable as well as birth control, which I use to regulate my periods and save myself from cramps. Before birth control, some cramps were so bad I missed weeks of school and had to be hospitalized. If you take away the idea of Planned Parenthood entirely, it makes like living hell for women who have these struggles.
@4N9ZBRV3yrs3Y
No. The government should not be funding a private health care service.
@5DHYRSX3yrs3Y
No, for the simple fact that they were known for the sterilization of women of color.
@98M5NZZ9mos9MO
Yes but ban abortion from there use.
@577VF9G3yrs3Y
I would support planned Parenthood if they do not do abortions. I think they should do referrals for adoptions, cancer screening. But isn't Affordable Health Care there for women for the prenatal services and other health issues. Are we not being taxed twice?
@4YF82WW3yrs3Y
Planned Parenthood is a really odd system anyway--the govenment shouldn't be giving so much money to an outside organization they have little oversight of.
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