Planned Parenthood Abortion

What do Meryl Streep and George W. Bush’s daughter, Barbara, have in common? Both are outspoken supporters of Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization that provides a variety of high-quality, affordable medical health services to millions of women (and men) across the world. The organization works towards providing reproductive health care services and sexual education for the public at over 650 locations nationwide. Planned Parenthood has been federally funded since 1970; however, because it provides access to safe and legal abortions, it has become a target for pro-life activist, who wish to cut federal funding from the facility. This debate has been around for decades, but protestors need to realize that Planned
Thus, the war to defund Planned Parenthood becomes a war to end access to safe and legal abortions. Anyone who blindly believes that Planned Parenthood is all about abortions is apathetic, who has absolutely zero knowledge on the subject matter. Planned Parenthood is not all about abortions; in fact, according to its website, only three percent of its services are abortions. Out of the one million abortions conducted in the United States per year, Planned Parenthood roughly only performs 30 percent of them. Not to mention the common misbelief surrounding the idea that federal tax money goes towards performing these abortions, so by defunding the organization abortions would decrease. However, through the Hyde Amendment, federal money is not being and cannot be used to perform abortions with the exception of “rape, incest or when a woman’s life is in peril” (“5 Things to Know about the Planned Parenthood Fight in Congress”). Similarly, an incriminating piece of the Planned Parenthood debate includes the controversial videos from 2015, which accused Planned Parenthood of discussing the sale of fetal tissue. Since, Planned Parenthood has apologized for the videos, but states that it has, “broken no laws” since it does not sell fetal tissue, but rather donate and that it is, “among many organizations assisting fetal tissue
Each person should have the ability to choose their health provider in order to receive the care and information they need to make important, life-changing decisions. Planned Parenthood receives a tremendous amount of support from the American people. It will be difficult to close the organization’s doors as proven by President Trump’s latest attempt to prevent the use of Medicaid at Planned Parenthood, “when the Republican effort to replace the Affordable Care Act fell apart last month on Capitol Hill” (“The Next Battle in the War Over Planned Parenthood”). Nevertheless, with a Republican president in office, it is crucial that Planned Parenthood advocators come together to spread the message by calling elected officials and educating their neighbors on the vital services Planned Parenthood provides. One can also join in events across the nation, such as rallies, petitions, and marches. With a united front, funding for Planned Parenthood can remain enact and the Trump administration will surrender its