Should Planned Parenthood Be Defunded?

Planned Parenthood is an organization that has been around since at least 1921. Recently, it has been in the limelight due to the on-going Presidential debates leading up to the 2016 election. It appears that the Republicans want to take away all federal funding to shut down the clinics where as the democrats believe that the republicans are misguided in their claims.

Gay marriage is one of the most controversial topics being discussed in America today. Today in America, Christians feel like that because the bible states that homosexuality is a sin and then it should be illegal. A few states have taken the first step and started to accept the marriage of same sex marriage. I Believe that the government has no right to tell people if they can or cannot get married. Their choices doesn’t have any thing to with security or credibility of the nation , and it does nothing to affect

As noted, the technical legal question to be addressed is whether the federal government or individual states have the right to legalize or prohibit same-sex marriage. To claim that this exact question is increasingly a public concern is to understate the issue. It may be ironic but, as the controversy has grown in recent years, there seems to be more of a demand from the society that the issue be settled once and for all, and for that eyes turn to federal authority. This came to a head in the presidential campaigns of 2013, as same-sex marriage became a “hot button” issue actually defining voter sympathies as either liberal or conservative (Levendusky 42). In plain terms, the Mitt Romney campaign directly appealed to conservative populations opposed to, or perceived as opposed to, gay marriage; the Obama reelection efforts not unexpectedly countered this with an appeal to more liberal factions, which typically favor same-sex unions. The differences in approach aside, the clear fact remains that the nation was emphatically looking to its highest leadership to make a decision, which in turn would lead to federal recognition or denial of same-sex marriage.

Congress has sparked a debate as to whether or not the government should continue funding Planned Parenthood. Too many people are uneducated about the many services Planned Parenthood offers to those who would not be able to afford it otherwise. The debate began after a heavily edited video was released accusing Planned Parenthood of selling fetal organs for a profit. The selling of any body part is against federal law. CNN released an article confirming to the public that it was indeed an edited video by inputting the original and comparing it to the altered one. Planned Parenthood does donate tissue, but only for scientific research, and solely acquires reimbursement for the expenses. Planned Parenthood is a nonprofit organization.

In today’s society, the separation of church and state is a fundamentally important aspect of our government. Most any citizen would agree that the government should operate based on the law and the constitution, not on the individual 's religious beliefs, yet when the issue is Abortion, that stance is flipped. The debate over abortion rages on despite the supreme court giving women the right to abortion in 1973 with the ruling of Roe v Wade. Looking at both sides objectively, the pro-choice arguments lineup with facts, while the pro-life arguments are either supported by facts yet purposefully misinterpreted, or simply not factual at all. State governments pass laws that regulate abortions and abortion centers all in the attempt to close these centers down and stop women from getting abortions at all, including situations of rape or incest. Just as the government in Brave New World controls the bodies of women by keeping them on contraceptives and controlling their bodily functions through medication, the American government seeks the same control over what women do and don’t do with their body by denying them abortions and birth control.

Abortions only make up three percent of the procedures done at Planned Parenthood clinics (“2014 2015 Annual Report”). There are a variety of other life saving and essential health care procedures done at the clinics, such as STD and STI testing, pregnancy tests, contraception, exams, and other health issues relating to both men and women. Many people believe that the federal government should defund planned parenthood; however, this would make it almost impossible for many low-income individuals to receive the care that they need. The federal government should not defund Planned Parenthood (PP) because abortion is not a valid reason for opposing funding because it is allowed by law, low-income individuals and families need the affordable

Planned Parenthood provides services to approximately 2.7 million people a year. Planned Parenthood also receives an estimated $500 million of federal funding. Not only do they receive federal funding, they also received about $250 million from other sources and raised approximately $50 million in fees from their services. Tax dollars should not be used to fund Planned Parenthood because there is a lot of controversy about the services that Planned Parenthood provides, many do not agree with certain decisions Planned Parenthood makes, and there’s a lot of debate about what Planned Parenthood spends their money on.

In the past year Planned Parenthood has been the topic of discussion in the Government and political circuit. A scandalous video came out this past year from an anti-abortion group who recorded employees of Planned Parenthood discussing the selling of fetal tissue to companies. Planned Parenthood has denied those allegations. It has been a heated argument among Democrats and Republicans, to keep, or to defund the organization. The issue was taken to the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss its fate in September of 2015 (Walsh, 2015). The bill did not end up passing, but many are still pushing to completely rid of the organization (Walsh, 2015). So, should the Government defund Planned Parenthood?

For almost a century one company has risen to a height where they felt they had all authority. A company that receives over half a billion dollars each and every year in government funding. A company that instead of thanking the American People and understanding the value of each American life, disrespects it through criminal acts of which they have not been punished. The question is: Why does a government continue to fund a criminal? If we fund Planned Parenthood, why do we not fund murders with guns? Why do we not give ISIS what THEY want? We must call for immediate action against Planned Parenthood and DEFUND criminals.

This is a response to your Editorial “What Defunding Planned Parenthood Would Really Mean” from October 7, 2015. Within this article, you argue about the flaws in the plan to defund Planned Parenthood. You prove this through the information of Nixon’s Title X, and the importance of Title X existing. While I agree with your opinion, that Planned Parenthood should be funded. However I disagree with your view of what Title X does. Since, if Parent Parenthood was defunded Title X would still exist.

Your a dip shit. Your message is completely misleading. Folks aren't asking Congress to "end support for woman or family health care services" by defunding Planned Parenthood. They ARE asking for Congress to stop spending tax payers money on funding abortions by Planned Parent especially considering all the sick, twisted and damming evidence these videos have brought to light by Planned Parenthood.

For nearly 100 years, Planned Parenthood has not only been helping couples start their family but it has been servicing abortions and now recently have started to send out body parts of children's, I’m taling about ittle infants as well has been getting their arms chopped off, hearts rippd out, eyes scoped out and thrown on the tables of people known to be scientists, conducting deadly experiments on the parts of hose childerns. Which is why Planned Parenthood needs to be banned, fort he disgusting works they have done. For almost a ceurywe have ben providing this instution will thousands of money, but have we gone back and checked what exactly have they been doing. (http://www.opensecrets

God was the very center of America’s public life from the very beginning and is still somewhat engrained in American culture. However, the biased mainstream media and other forms of news and entertainment are creating a lack of Christian ideals held in our culture. Liberals and atheists have succeeded in separating church and state, and as a result, washing away the Christian ideals that Americans used to have. The meaning of separation of church and state has been manipulated and changed by liberals to accept their moral deviancy. The truth is that it was meant to protect religion from the government to ensure that Christianity remained a part of our lives for years to come. My faith has taught me that life is a gift from God, and that it should be protected; we have no right to take that away or to play god by aborting a fetus. It is plain to see that we need more Christian values to be enforced in this country, since abortion clashes with multiple Christian teachings. For example, God commanded that “thou shalt not kill” which stands as a clear indictment of the killing of unborn children, whether embryonic or fetal, abortion is an assault on the unique forming work of God. Also, abortion goes against the Biblical teaching of not shedding innocent blood, which obviously includes unborn children. It is so simple and obvious that it is morally repugnant to take the life of a child, yet our laws do not reflect that because of the widespread

As a Christian same sex marriage is not a challenging subject to discuss from a biblical perspective. I accept as true what the bible said; that marriage is for a man and a woman and not anything else besides that. With that said, same sex marriage became an arduous topic to discuss once I put my Christian principles aside. For now I have to ignore what I believe and look at the situation from a third person, impartial view. I wanted to challenge myself on the issue of same sex marriage from a non-Christian point of view. The main saying used during a debate on same sex marriage is “the separation of church and state”. This phrase is a good piece of debate material. It is mainly used to ensure that the state is not governed by the church; that there will be a freedom of religion. One ethical standard may not be suitable for the entire population that makes up a nation. I come from a Christian background. I am a fervent believer in the true and living God and His word, which has rules and regulations that shapes us for our own good. Coming from a Christian background, my initial reaction to gay marriage is that it is morally wrong. Consequently, after seeking the logical, instead of theological, side of the debate, I had to put my Christian morals aside, and look at the situation from a third person, unprejudiced standpoint. That opened the door for a debate that surprised many of my church members, family members, and I included. I found that I could not logically

Marriage is both a civic and religious institution, and the question of whether the state should be able to regulate marriage is hence quite interesting. On the one hand, America believes in a separation of church and state. On the other, it believes in freedom and equality, and to uphold these for same-sex couples in the form of same-sex marriage, it would have to interfere with the religious institution of marriage. I believe that same-sex couples should have every right to get married, because married couples receive a number of federal and state benefits, and denying these benefits to someone because of their sexuality goes against the ideal of equality. Several of the arguments against same-sex marriage tend to be moralistic or religious. Some say that same-sex marriage brings disadvantages to the children that come from these marriages. However, same-sex couples are more likely to adopt than heterosexual couples, and their children tend to fare equally well socially as compared to children of heterosexual couples (whatweknow.com). If a religious group does choose to discriminate against a group of people, this discrimination should not reflect in political institutions that claim to be separate from the state. In my opinion, marriage as a civic institution should be accessible to any two consenting adults, regardless of factors like sex, race, and class.