Planned Parenthood Argumentative Analysis

The United States Government should fund women's health care programs which supports reproductive health, safety against unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, and if needed, abortions. More and more facilities such as Planned Parenthood, those who help women looking for abortions, are being shut down because of lack of funds. Melissa Reed, president & CEO of Planned Parenthood Keystone, said March 13 that the life terminating business “has made the difficult strategic decision to consolidate health services by closing two centers located in Easton and Bristol to reduce the costs of duplication associated with running two sites in close proximity to others.”(life site) The government should fund abortions because if a woman wants to do it then she should have the right. They can't control other people's bodies.

Abortion, the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life, has been practiced since ancient times. With records dating to 1550 BC, it’s no question that abortion techniques have been used throughout the ages as an effective form of birth control. Pregnancies were terminated through a number of methods, including the use of herbs, sharpened instruments, the application of abdominal pressure, and other techniques. In the 19th century, the English Parliament and the American state legislatures prohibited induced abortion to protect women from surgical procedures that were deemed unsafe. However, in 1973, abortion was legalized as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court rule in Roe v. Wade. This ruling made it possible

Millions of women across America will struggle to receive the medical attention they need if the federal government stops funding to Planned Parenthood. Every year 363 million dollars goes into the funding “pot” collectively at Planned Parenthood’s nationwide (Clark 5). This money is used predominantly by women; for six in ten women, Planned Parenthood acts as their main source of health care (Clark 4). Many individuals with low incomes depend on these clinics to maintain or help better their health. Recently, the federal government is trying to pass the Pence Amendment, which would eliminate funding to these institutions. The federal government needs to realize how important Planned Parenthood

Even if you disagree with abortion, it would be more beneficial to women to keep Planned Parenthood going. If someone had an infection you would get rid of it, not shoot the person. I, personally, am against abortion and I don't like that Planned Parenthood is performing them, but I can look past that and see that they are doing ten times more good than whatever the media is saying about them. Like Kristof said, "It's baffling that House Republicans are trying to eliminate a 45-year-old bipartisan initiative that is one of the country's anti-poverty successes - and also perhaps America's most successful anti-abortion initiatives." They provide family planning, often test for H.I.V., cure sexually transmitted infections, and screen for cervical and breast cancer. These are all good things that help women who, in many circumstances, couldn't normally

A recent problem in the United States is whether or not Planned Parenthood facilities should still receive government funding. Majority of the United States government believes that the funding currently being used for Planned Parenthood should be used elsewhere, while some politicians and Americans believe that Planned Parenthood facilities are essential for affordable sexual health care. Planned Parenthood facilities are unnecessary establishments that should not receive any funding from the United States government.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America is a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health services both for females and males. Services include screening for and treating sexually transmitted diseases, infections, and providing contraception. Another service they provide is abortions; although controversial in 2014 the organization reported that only 3% of their services were for abortions. The organization manages more than 820 health centers in the United States, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru, Nigeria, South Sudan, Senegal, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Nicaragua, and Kenya. Planned Parenthood helps over five million patients a year: most of the patients are impoverished and more than a quarter of the patients are under the age of nineteen years old. According to a latest yearly report, the organization supplied around 860,000 screenings a year for breast and cervical cancer. They also issued nearly 4.5 million examinations and medical care for sexually transmitted diseases. Approximately one-third of its resources are supplied contraceptives. In particular, in its latest yearly report, Planned Parenthood stated that it supply’s knowledge of birth control and services to three million people annually. If Planned Parenthood is defunded there will be less convenience of contraceptives will mean additional undesired pregnancies and more abortions. Out of the three hundred and thirty of the countries, Planned Parenthood helps at least half of the patients who

Before the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in 1973, women would resort to self-induced abortions. Most people are aware of the infamous coat hanger abortion method. During this process, the woman, or the person assisting with the abortion will take an everyday wire coat hanger. Sterilized or not, she thrusts the hanger into her vagina, in hopes of reaching the uterus. Without some kind of anatomical knowledge, this step could easily be fatal. Since the end is not tapered, one can easily perforate into the uterus or kidney causing an immense amount of blood loss or eventual death. Even if the procedure is successful, most people who attempt it will run into complications afterward from infection because of the hanger itself. This horrifying method is still used today, and will indefinitely be used if women are not given the healthcare they need. Also, low-income individuals and those who are residents in a rural area will have no other

The largest provider of abortions is Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is an organization help people get contraception, plan for families, reproductive problems, and give abortion. This organization use to be funded by taxpayer money. If abortion is a choice, then why did people who don’t agree with it still have to pay it? By defunding Planned Parenthood, the money that was going towards it, will now be put towards other nonprofit health facilities. These facilities will offer much of the same services that Planned Parenthood does, but excluding abortions. Women and men will be able to receive free contraceptives without insurance, and care for STIs. Abortions through Planned Parenthood cost nothing for the woman, which means the way abortions are paid for is by taxpayer money. The first-trimester abortion pills cost $475 without insurance, and no insurance company in Iowa covers abortions (“Abortion In Obamacare”). For surgical abortions, the cost depends on how far along the pregnancy is, but usually that cost is from three-hundred dollars to over one-thousand dollars (Fisher). With the cost being so expensive, and the taxpayer money paying for the abortions, they should become illegal, so the expense is not

Prior to the landmark case of Roe vs. Wade, abortion was legal in the United States under common law and with several stipulations. It was legal under the advice of medical personnel or in the attempt to save a mother’s life. Though abortion were widely available it was considered a secretive and “back alley” procedure that threatened the life of the patient and the persons conducting the abortion. In 1965, illegal abortions made up one-sixth of all pregnancy- and childbirth-related deaths. A survey conducted between 1965 and 1967 found that 8 in 10 low-income women in New York City who had an abortion attempted a dangerous self-induced procedure (planedparenthood.com).

As society progresses, abortions and their rates continue to increase. For many young women it is a safety cushion and for others it is a shameful memory that they have to live with as a consequence of their own choices. That being said, women shouldn’t resort to Planned Parenthood as a solution; evidence has shown that they are behind some of the most cruelest acts and still continue to be funded by the Government claiming that it is safe, quick, and saves you money. Unfortunately, many Americans see this as a quick fix, however, this organization is associated with inhumane ideas that violates federal laws. If the society we live in is to meet at an agreement where everyone is happy there should be trust; trust from our government and Planned Parenthood to ensure the safety of women. Despite all the “benefits” spread by planned parenthood and their supporters, they have illegally profited by selling baby parts as well as being held accountable for abuse in their clinics, committed illegal partial-birth abortions, and manipulated the abortion procedures along with brutal methods to get the job done. No women or baby should be mistreated or lied to for the sake of making profit, instead, it is time that we open our eyes to the brutality and suffering to bring it to a stop. Save money, save time, and save lives, shutting down Planned Parenthood does matter, and is a

Abortions are not dangerous if they are performed by professionals, in fact it’s one of the safest medical procedures with a .01 death rate. .01 is pretty low when you look at the death rate while giving birth, it is 13 times higher. When the accessibility of abortions is limited many deaths occur from back alley abortions. An estimated 68,000 deaths are due to abortions not being available.

“Only once women could control their lives, feminists argued, would they be able to fully participate in society as equal as men.”(“State Abortion Laws”). Women would feel less equal to men if they did not have the same right as them to have control over their body. Restricting women to go through the procedure of abortion violates the privacy rights in Roe vs. Wade in 1973(“State Abortion Laws”). Legally the government has no right to take away the right to abortion based on the case. There are also many cases of women being sexually assaulted, and those women should be allowed to abort a child that they did not plan to have. There are many cases of women having unintended pregnancies from rape and incest(“State Abortion Laws”). Taking away this right, will not be beneficial for women who went through these tragic or traumatic events. They do not have to suffer for something someone else did to them. They have already gone through enough, and don’t need to be reminded of their most traumatic event every day. Taking away the rights from planned parenthood violates the law and women’s rights, especially for those with certain

The most interesting thing I learned about the history of reproductive control in the United States from the readings is the fact that throughout it’s history, the support or lack of support of Planned Parenthood has been largely impacted by what is going on in the world around it, rather than the essence of what Planned Parenthood stands for. For example, in Jill Leopre’s article “Birthright: what’s next for Planned Parenthood?” she talks about how the economic status of the United States has affected how much support Planned Parenthood has received. She says, “During the Depression, when more and more people were interested in having fewer children, Gallup polls found that three out of four Americans supported the legalization of contraception.”

To be considered an American, there are no limitations other than being able to cross the border. This country does not limit race, religion, and sex. Since America’s history has been well known to be “free” , It is not important for individuals to share some set of common beliefs and values because being a “ follower” isn’t going to make a true American. It would be like a Mexican family being forced to turn into a white family, though this isn’t the case. From the readings of Steven, it is fair enough to not include demographics to be a citizen. It is possible to share common beliefs, though there are different mindsets and categories of our government to believe in. For instance, although we are running a democracy, others could be independent,

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