There is so much controversy that comes with planned parenthood and in most cases, people are either for it or against it. It is honestly a shame that people do not understand what planned parenthood is really about and how much help it brings to men and especially women. Planned parenthood is essential for the U.S. because it helps many individuals with advice, screenings, and so many other benefits. This day and age has been revolutionary. As younger people are having sex and experimenting, older men and women see this as a terrible thing and that teens and young adults should not be educated on that. Abstinence …show more content…
It is not all just about abortions. Unfortunately, that is what people see it as. It is supposed to be a place to go get help and seek medical attention for an affordable price. Of course, the uninformed will ignore the fact that the majority of patients go to planned parenthood primarily for STD tests and contraception (www.plannedparenthood.org). A study was done on what patients went in for. Forty two percent of patients went for STD screenings, thirty four percent went for contraception, eleven percent went for Women’s health services, nine percent went for cancer screenings, three percent went for abortion services, and one percent went for something that was not listed (Michelle Ye Hee Lee, “For Planned
Parenthood abortion stats”). From all the data collected, only three percent of all patients go solely for abortion. Just three percent out of ninety seven. That is not much at all but people will still disregard the fact that planned parenthood is more about everything but …show more content…
“Instead of Defunding Planned Parenthood, we should be expanding it so that every Women in this country gets the health care she needs.” - Bernie Sanders. Women who are in college or women who are struggling to pay for private health insurance need Planned
Parenthood. “[Planned Parenthood helps] make birth control, abortion, and overall healthcare more affordable for those who can hardly afford a decent meal.” (Foster, “The Importance of
Planned Parenthood”). The politicians are most likely voting against Planned Parenthood because they offer abortion services and that is all they will look at. Well, abortion is good and many women need it. It is not fair that the senate is able to take the clinics away and the women who need them have to face the consequences. Men make up the majority of the senate and men are the majority when it comes to politicians in the U.S. (“United States Congress Quick Facts”). Men are basically telling Women that they do not have any rights when it comes to what they want to do with their bodies and that is not fair. Men cannot relate to these women and they never will. It is probably hard enough to have to go make the decision of going through with an