Blog Stage 7

   As I stated in Blog Stage 5, the government should continue funding Planned Parenthood. Now the question is, how do we convince the other side? If you don't support what Planned Parenthood does, this is for you. Planned Parenthood and its affiliates provide about 10 million services a year: 4.4 million tests and treatments related to sexually transmitted diseases, 3.5 million birth-control services, 1 million pregnancy tests, 500,000 breast exams, 378,000 pap tests, and 327,000 abortions. This makes abortion roughly 3% of their services. Without PP, that would be 4.4 million people not able to get treated for diseases, 3.5 million people not able to get the protection they need, and 878,000 women not getting the annual health exams they need. Most people who rely on PP are lower-income women. 
   This in turn would lead to a huge increase in unhealthy people and unprepared mothers in need, likely needing the help of welfare. The federal government spends $668 billion dollars per year on 126 different welfare programs. The Federal Government relies mainly on income taxes for its revenue (that's right-your money). If you believe that Planned Parenthood should be defunded, you likely don't realize the chain reaction happening. This goes way deeper than most realize. This isn't just about abortion, this is about the health of our citizens and the stability of our taxes. You might not want to pay for PP, but in the end, it's better than paying more to support the more people that would end up relying on government money. 

Until next time.
-Mandi