Many believe Planned Parenthood to be an "evil place that only helps evil women abort their babies." This is flat out false. The government should continue funding Planned Parenthood because of the numerous services it provides to lower income people. Planned Parenthood is a women's health clinic. Their sole purpose is not only to give abortions. They provide affordable health care for those who are in need. Their services include STD treatments, pap smears, mammograms, birth control prescriptions, and much more. Abortions may be provided there, but are not even paid for by the government. If Planned Parenthood is defunded, it will do nothing but hurt the many people who rely on it. If anything, it will cause many to lose their access to birth control, leading to more accidental pregnancies, which in turn will lead to more abortions. And isn't that what this whole thing is about? "Ending" abortion? Newsflash, abortion can't just be "ended." Defunding PP won't make abortion disappear. And if anyone who thought all PP did was give abortions did a little research, they'd find out how incorrect they are. Only 3% of PP's services are abortions. But when a woman has decided to get an abortion, PP provides a safe environment to help. People need to get over whatever views they might have of abortion and look at all of the ways PP provides for many. The government needs to continue funding Planned Parenthood, because without it, it would only be causing more harm and preventing more women from getting access to healthcare.
Until next time.
-Mandi
On July 27,2017, an editorial was posted on "My Political Glasses", about how the government should continue to fund Planned Parenthood. The audience here is those who oppose Planned Parenthood. I say this because the author is stating all facts to show what PP really is.She first talks about the things done at Planned Parenthood, how they are more than just help to abortions. PP helps with STD test, contraceptives, screenings and more. To add to that, she adds how the abortions done there are not paid for by the government so that it won't really do much but affect those who use the resource. She also talks about the effect that it would have on other people. Stopping PP could possibly make things worse such as cause more pregnancies. Along with that, she provides how abortions are only 3% of the services there. So, her overall side would be that Planned Parenthood should still be funded.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the author. Planned Parenthood has been helpful to so many women. It has been a way to help women fix mistakes and learn. Accidents always happen. It makes it easy for women to have access to medical things that they need. It is also inexpensive for those who cannot afford high priced medical treatment. PP makes an individual comfortable which is very important. Women become vulnerable when having to do these medical activities on their own. PP is a positive and very helpful organization so why should we take it away from so many? It would affect much of the population. Ending PP would cause a lot of rage in people. So, as far as keeping PP, the author and I believe it should continue to be funded.