The Importance Of Planned Parenthood

In Texas (Texas being the first state in America to cancel Medicaid funding), Governor Abbot recently informed Planned Parenthood that the state is cutting off the organization from the state’s Medicaid program stated by Andy Sullivan in the article “Texas Tries To Stitch a Safety Net without Planned Parenthood”, as recently released undercover videos show evidence of violations. Another huge thing they have been under fire for is whether or not they are making a profit off of abortions, if they are making a profit off of abortions the government strongly

Planned Parenthood is an organization that provides healthcare and education to both men and women, having over 650 health centers that provide healthcare to countless communities around the world. Shockingly, 78% of those who use Planned Parenthoods services live at or below 150% of the federal poverty line, showing how important this organization is to low-income families (Topulos, Greene, Drazen). Their mission statement is “A Reason for Being”, which is shown through their efforts to provide health care, advocate public policies, create educational programs, and endorse research. There are those who do not believe Planned Parenthood should be funded by the government, though, due to the fact that they provide abortions to women in need. Studies show that the effects of not having Planned Parenthood available are disastrous, causing low-income families to lack a healthcare provider and the number of those who are infected with STD’s and STI’s to rise. The biggest concern communities have about the government defunding Planned Parenthood is the effects that it would have on low-income families who would no longer have access to something that many people take for granted: health care. Although many believe that Planned Parenthood mostly provides abortions, in reality, only 3% of the people that seek help from them receive an abortion, while 97% receive affordable and, in many cases,

Since many believe that Planned Parenthood only performs abortions, a frenzy against it has been created. “We don’t want to commit taxpayer funding for abortions, and Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion provider” (Strickland quoting Paul Ryan, 2017). Republicans rather see federal funding go towards federal community centers. However, to clarify this misconception we need to look at what federal funding is going towards. Planned Parenthood receives its funding from Medicaid reimbursements (Berg, 2017). They do not keep any hidden money, or have money put aside to preform free abortions. As the federal money that comes in goes straight towards helping patients.

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

A California bill that would expand punishments for those who secretly record and disseminate conversations with health are providers has been approved by vote by both the state's Assembly and Senate, and awaits the governor's signature.

“Women across the country were routinely dying in emergency rooms after being subject to abortions. I fear we are now coming full circle” (Morris). Here the point is raised that women who are refused abortions may go to extreme, illegal lengths to get them and endanger themselves. Shutting down planned Parenthood will not stop women will not stop women from getting abortions, it will just make them more dangerous (Morris). Planned Parenthood provides more than 4.2 million tests and treatments for sexually transmitted infections, including more than 650,000 HIV tests (Parenthood). Keeping these clinics funded it will provide these services at a reasonable cost to all people. They also provide cancer screenings and other preventative health care that has proven to save lives.

A key argument that has been propagated by the opponents of Planned Parenthood’s continued funding and government support is that the money spent on it could be used on other community health facilities. The caseload and the large number of patients make it difficult for community health centers to provide the services efficiently. The situation in Texas presents a good case study for analysis of the effects. The state cut Planned Parenthood out of its family planning networks in 2013. They started excluding Planned Parenthood from its network of clinics where women from low-income communities got STI screening, contraception, and other reproductive health services (Muchmore 2015). The state has a significant focus on abortion restrictions and the decision to defund the Planned Parenthood federation. The other clinics available in the areas argued that they could take care of the workload if Planned Parenthood stopped and they would only have to increase their capacity.

Many want to ban Planned Parenthood because of its federal funding. Regardless, Planned Parenthood is not directly funded by the government. For instance, a client who has health insurance, such as Medicaid or Title X, comes into a Planned Parenthood health office and receives health care. Then, Planned Parenthood and its staff is paid through the insurance used. The insurance id reimbursed by the state's funds. Finally, the state gets its reimbursement by the Federal government. Medicaid and Title X do not get special uses, it is just like any other health care, it reimburse Planned Parenthood’s doctors and nurses for the medical services they provide. The government saves an average of seven dollars for every dollar spent in family planning programs(13). The federal government can choose to so-called ‘defund’ planned parenthood; even though, that does not mean the state has to stop funding it. Tax paying citizens do not like that the federal government funds it because it uses their tax dollars for the

Paul Ryan and a group of GOP leaders have made a statement to cnn.com and along with other news broadcast, that in order stay within our nation’s budget Trump’s plan is to defund planned parenthood as soon as possible because we have other sources for women’s care as well sexual reproductive health for both men and women. From what I have noticed, that with the statistic rate of unplanned pregnancies and the poverty rate rising in the United States should show how important this organization is to the women as well as couples who need affordable help with birth control options. I have researched many online interviews as well as having physical evidence that this organization is a good resource

According to Bryce Covert and Mike Konczal’s article, “Born, Not Free,” the government funds constitute about $500 million of the $1.1 billion total Planned Parenthood receives in funding. However, the money coming from the government cannot legally be used towards the administration of abortion, which is the main topic of controversy. Politicians who are in favor of defunding argue that by giving money to the facility whose services are in part constituted by abortion, those funds are essentially being given in support of abortions. On the contrary, though Planned Parenthood has come to be known as a symbol for abortion, abortion constitutes only 3% of the services provided. According to Nancy Gibbs, a managing editor for TIME magazine, the other 97% is made up of “family planning, immunizations and screening for cancer and sexually transmitted diseases” (Gibbs). Due to the funding from the government, Planned Parenthood is able to provide the aforementioned inexpensive yet crucial services to women. $500 million dollars is a small price to pay to ensure the health and wellbeing of half of the population of the United States of America. Also, even though abortion is only a small part Planned Parenthood, a woman is able to have the procedure done safely and without further damage to her physical welfare. To conclude, Planned Parenthood is able to vastly improve women’s overall health through its facilities, like cancer screenings and family planning. However,

Planned Parenthood encourages people to take free medical care without having to worry and control whether or not they want to have a baby or not. Most believe that if you get pregnant you can decide to have an abortion or keep it. An average of 21% ended in abortions out of all pregnancies america. 4 out of 10 unintended pregnancies have led to abortion. And instead of those who receive the medical care to pay for it, they have the taxpayers pay for the medicaid. The taxpayers go to the companies that give money to the organization and the money goes to them. It is not fair to the people who oppose or don’t need Planned Parenthood because those who can not afford to pay, just take the take the taxpayers money. And the users could just keep going to Planned Parenthood and not have to pay, while the rest suffer from higher taxes and trying to pay their own bills. Also, Planned Parenthood is also breaking the 14th amendment by not giving rights to an unborn citizen and just killing the child. Planned Parenthood already takes in so much money to keep the organization to run so it’s better if the organization to be defunded. The women should do it the right way and use their rights for better such as get a job make money to pay for the child and the education. Therefore, Planned Parenthood is not the organization willing to donate or pay for nor should it be

Planned Parenthood is a nonprofit organization that was started about one hundred years ago and provides reproductive healthcare needs to mainly those of low-income or the uninsured. They provide information and education of sexually transmitted diseases, they can prescribe birth control to women, and they also give out contraceptives. All of this is on a donation basis. This organization seems to do a lot of good for those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford good healthcare. So why is it then that some government officials are wishing to defund this organization? It seems that some videos of Planned Parenthood officials have been leaked, and apparently they are talking about selling the body parts of aborted fetuses. According tom The Never Ending Fight, Republicans are arguing that the issue here is that people don’t know what is going on at Planned Parenthood behind closed doors, while Democrats are saying that this isn’t the issue here at all. They’re arguing that the Republicans issue is the fact that some Planned Parenthoods are offering abortion at all. Democrats say that if they defund

Finding out you are pregnant as a teenager can be shocking and you may not know where to begin to look for help. First, realize that you are not alone. In fact, according to The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), "In 2011, a total of 329,797 babies were born to women aged 15-19 years, this is a record low for U.S. teens in this age group." Though the 2011 statistics may be a record low, it is still a high number. This is often a stressful situation for the teenagers and it can be hard not knowing what to do or where to search for resources. There are many resources that will give pregnant teenagers and their parents guidance through the difficult journey of teenage pregnancy and parenthood.

Planned Parenthood provides low-cost family-planning services, cancer screenings, and other health care to millions of people every year. Trump would have preferred to shut down the government rather than fund Planned Parenthood. According to the New York Times “Mr. Trump has shown ambivalence about Planned Parenthood, voicing support for its health-related services other than abortion, and his daughter Ivanka has urged him to tread carefully on the issue, concerned about the possible political repercussions of the Republican effort to defund the organization altogether. As a middle ground, Mr. Trump has proposed preserving federal funding for Planned Parenthood if it stops providing abortion services. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women have both clearly indicated that women’s right to health includes their sexual and reproductive health. This means that States have obligations to respect, protect and fulfill rights related to women’s sexual and reproductive health. “Despite these obligations, violations of women’s sexual and reproductive health rights are frequent.” (OHCRH) The denial of a pregnant woman 's right to make an independent decision regarding abortion violates or poses a threat to a wide range of human rights. What so many people

To reiterate how important symbol creation and media framing are to modern scandals, look no further than the allegations brought on family planning organization Planned Parenthood in 2015. In many ways, the scandals themselves were nearly identical in composition. David Daleiden, a journalist and founder of the pro-life group the Center for Medical Progress, accumulated undercover footage at eleven Planned Parenthood offices claiming to be a representative for a “fetal tissue procurement business.” In the footage, “abortion clinic doctors and executives [admit] that their fetal tissue procurement agreements are profitable for clinics and help keep their bottom line healthy.” A report from the Center for Medical Progress goes into detail about Planned Parenthood works with StemExpress, LLC, and several other companies which supposedly profit off of fetal tissue.