Funding Of Planned Parenthood And The Services

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.

Given the misinformation depicted in the media it is difficult to discern what Planned Parenthood does and exactly how it is that they allocate their funds. Though opponents of Planned Parenthood would have us believe abortions and contraception is what they do, health screenings and prevention is a more accurate description. More so given the array of services they offered and the fact that those they serve are mainly from the uninsured and underrepresented minority population. Though steeped in controversy, Planned Parenthood services are of great benefit to society, more so given their efforts in preventive care. Because

Planned Parenthood performs screenings that helped reduce the percentage of women who died of cervical cancer; which used to be the most deadly cancer among women. (F) “A woman in Washington State named Joyce who for years could only afford health care at her local Planned Parenthood clinic,” during one of Joyce’s annual exams, her doctor “helped catch an aggressive form of cervical cancer early enough to save her life,” and it is doctors like the ones that saved Joyce at Planned Parenthood that are the reason cervical cancer is no longer the most dangerous cancer among women (“Planned Parenthood” 190-191). (I) People can argue that women can get this sort of care elsewhere but (G)“three out of four of [Planned Parenthood’s] patients are considered to have low incomes,” (“Political Attacks”) and (J) Planned Parenthood provides mammograms at little or no cost to the women and help women catch breast cancer early. That doesn’t seem like an organization out to kill. (H) In fact there are many stories about Planned Parenthood saving the lives of women like “a woman from Chicago named Courtney who has a disease that can leave women infertile. So in college, she turned to Planned Parenthood for access to affordable contraceptive care to keep her healthy. And today, she’s got two beautiful kids,” today, Courtney brought two lives

Planned Parenthood is a government-funded, non-profit organization that provides health services to some men but mostly women. “One of five American women have used the groups services, and three out of four of its patients are considered low-income,” (Zott, 1). Planned Parenthood provides their health care at little or no cost to their patients ensuring all those in need will be helped. They provide health services such as cancer screenings, HIV, STD, and HPV testing, vaccines, and screenings, as well as well-woman exams. Planned Parenthood also offers abortion services and counseling, and also pregnancy testing and birth control. Planned Parenthood should continue to be funded by the government because women have a place to turn when dealing

Planned Parenthood is a nonprofit organization that does research into and gives advice on contraception, family planning, and reproductive problems. Recently Planned Parenthood has had controversy for many pro-life members creating videos that pro-life members have altered to making many believe Planned Parenthood organizations harvest and sell fetal body parts, and give abortions when they women are too late during their pregnancy. While Planned Parenthood has showed how they are federally funded, where money comes from to support their organization, and how pro-life members falsely accused them of harvesting and selling fetal parts many are still concerned. Do to recent controversy that Planned Parenthood has harvested and sold fetal body parts many believe Planned Parenthood shouldn’t be supported but, considering the accommodating services offered by Planned Parenthood it should remain federally funded. Planned Parenthood should remain federally funded because of their accommodating services, promoting research and technology in reproductive health care,

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

Controversy. Allegations. Contention. Dispute. Strife. Dissension. The current situation regarding the funding of Planned Parenthood has been a controversial topic that many people have chosen a solid stance on. With the allegations that have been made against Planned Parenthood, abortion has been the prime target of the scrutinizing eye. Many individuals and groups have made their decision to advocate for the defunding without looking at the true facts of what Planned Parenthood is really about. The government should not cut funding to Planned Parenthood because vast amounts of people would lose access to healthcare they need, and as a direct result of the defunding there would be less access to contraception.

Planned Parenthood a program that has been servicing communities for over 100 years by providing sexual health care and preventative services for women and men is going to be possibly defunded by the government according to “the Grand Old Party”, or Republican Party. In an order to avoid government a shutdown in efforts to save federal funding, the government will defund Planned Parenthood for one year to create financial savings. According to the Washington Post, “Planned Parenthood receives about $500 million annually from the government (Paquette, 2015, p.1)”. The bill that is subject to pass by the government, “prohibits for a one-year period, the availability of federal funds for any purpose to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. or any of its affiliates or clinics, unless they certify that the affiliates and clinics will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion during such period. The restriction will not apply in cases of rape or incest or where a physical condition endangers a woman’s life unless an abortion is performed (H.R.3134 - 114th Congress, 2015-2016).”

You didn’t hear this from me, but the word on the street is that Planned Parenthood needs to be defunded. Tax payers look towards their elected officials for guidance when taking their stance on hot button debates like climate change. Through persuasive rhetoric the masses can find themselves on either end of the topic at hand. The members of the Planned Parenthood community have shown resilience in the face of adversity when faced with the prospect of their primary healthcare provider going out of business. Mister Jesse Anders and my anonymous informant, whose name was stricken from the record upon request, shared their insight into the matter over the course

Researching things to find for this assignment was difficult. After thinking about things, a big concern that has been as issue for southeast Iowa is the closing of planned parenthoods. After reading some different articles, the article that seemed to have some noticeable fallacies was, “Closing Of Planned Parenthood clinics a victory for Iowa women” in the Des Moines Register. This article was written by Maggie DeWitte, the executive director Iowans for Life . Although this article is very controversial and effects the people of our community, it has many fallacies within it.

After researching both sides of the debate on the acceptability of the US Government funding Planned Parenthood, I have affirmed my initial support for government funding. The evidence that assured my support revolved around the consequences defunding Planned Parenthood would cause and the general lack of empirical evidence against Planned Parenthood. The majority of the opposition object to funding planned parenthood for moral and religious reasons. Overall, I feel more damage would be done by defunding the organization.

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

Planned Parenthood has always been a controversial topic because of the many services they perform for their patients. The most controversial topic is abortion, but Planned Parenthood additionally provides substantial health care, birth control, STD prevention and treatment, etc. for patients who do not have access to or cannot afford actual health care. Due to the amount of people who receive treatment in Planned Parenthood, it should not be defunded so that the people who use it as their only option are not left without health care and the economy can benefit from the money they raise from Planned Parenthood’s services. Defunding Planned Parenthood can also lead to issues revolving around the rural areas where they are centered, as well as the economy as a whole.

2.5 million women and men both go to Planned Parenthood. 80% of the clients are there for birth control. Only 3% of the people go for an abortion. Non Clients do not want their tax dollars to go towards because they believe that they are paying for an abortion, but in reality, they are not. Planned Parenthood has 8.5 million activists and supporters. Barring Planned Parenthood would cost the people more money in the long run. Shutting them down would cause a “ national health care disaster.” The business itself prevents 579,000 unplanned pregnancies a year. Nearly half of the patients that go are people with low incomes or live in rural communities. The government actually saves more money for every person that goes and get serviced in the Planned Parenthood.

The political climate in America today is unstable to say the least. With any new President comes new threats to many American subgroups. One of the subgroups currently under attack is the very large group of people who rely on Planned Parenthood for reproductive healthcare. Planned Parenthood, which just celebrated its one hundredth anniversary, is a non-governmentally run organization that provides education and services on reproductive health as well as general health care services. Planned Parenthood has been a controversial organization for many years, mostly because it provides the service of terminating a pregnancy, also known as abortion, which many people find to be morally wrong. However, Planned Parenthood is more than an abortion clinic. It is used by millions of people, providing affordable reproductive health care services, offers help with family planning, and therefore needs to be saved from defunding.