Essay On Planned Parenthood

Defunding Planned Parenthood In the recent U.S. election, one of the biggest points of comparison was with which side somebody was on the issue of defunding Planned Parenthood. One side of the argument promised to its supporters that Planned Parenthood would be defunded and that it would save them money in taxes and that those taxes would no longer be going toward abortions. The other side emphasized that reproductive health care was essential and that it should be a basic human right, and that in defunding Planned Parenthood, it would deny that basic human right to many. Even though many people do not want their tax dollars going toward abortions, Planned Parenthood should not be defunded, because they are the number one sex education provider and they provide basic healthcare to those at or below the poverty line. Many people do not want their tax dollars going toward abortions. During the 2016 election, Jeb Bush made a comment saying that Planned Parenthood receives 500 million dollars in federal funding 1. Where is all of this money coming from? In Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report, 40
According to Families USA’s “Four Reasons Planned Parenthood is an Essential Health Care Provider,” four in ten of Planned Parenthood’s patients report that they are the only form of healthcare they receive 8. This shouldn’t come as a surprise since 78% of Planned Parenthood’s patients are at or below 150% of the federal poverty line 9. When my family and I decided that I needed birth control, we turned to Planned Parenthood because our insurance provider didn’t cover the cost of it. Not only were the people there friendly, they also made sure that there was nobody in my household that would stop me from taking my birth control. These kind of resources are necessary for young women like me, and for anybody who is in need of reproductive health services who couldn’t otherwise afford