Planned Parenthood: The Importance Of Women's Healthcare

The Importance of Women's Healthcare Margaret Sanger, co-founder of Planned Parenthood, advocated for women's rights when she stated that, "No woman can call herself free who does not control her own body." Planned Parenthood has been around since the early nineteen hundreds and aids women with affordable healthcare. The root of controversy over federal funding Planned Parenthood is abortions. Abortions have existed since the 1880s, however the fight for women's choice in abortions began in the 1960s, and the decisions on abortion have largely been made by politicians who will never need affordable women's healthcare. Planned Parenthood funding would not be made controversial, had abortion been left out of the equation. Planned Parenthood
These other services constitute ninety six percent of Planned Parenthood's operations meaning that abortions make up only three percent (Source here). The results of defunding Planned Parenthood in the attempt to decrease abortions will be devastating to young woman who rely heavily on Planned Parenthood for completely diverse reasons. Birth control will no longer be easily attainable, resulting in more pregnant women who are unable to support themselves yet alone an unborn child. The results nationwide would be devastating, as millions of women would be uninsured and left with no women's healthcare. In fact a recent study shows that if Planned Parenthood were to be defunded the strain on other women's healthcare facilities would be so great that thousands would end up not being helped. By continuing to federally fund Planned Parenthood we are providing a variety of beneficial services and aiding millions of women in living healthier
Mainly because some tax payers are "Pro-life", meaning against abortions. It's rumored amongst people who are "pro-life" that federal money goes into abortion services, however nearly all abortions are out of pocket or performed at different clinics. Federal funding Planned Parenthood is particularly controversial because not every tax payer agrees with its practices, such as diverse forms of contraception, abortion, and easier access to sex education. Conservatives share different standards and are not comfortable helping fund Planned Parenthood. It's highly believed that Planned Parenthood is notorious for abortions, however only a small 3% of young women seek out the help of Planned Parenthood in this field. Defunding Planned Parenthood would not only spike the rate of unsafe abortions, but will threaten the lives of young women having to seek help in unsafe conditions. Videos suggesting Planned Parenthood illegally sold fetal tissue were anonymously posted and spread drastically throughout the press. Immediately after the spread of videos reached congress, radical right winged politicians voted the immediate halt of funding going into Planned Parenthood, threatening to shut down the entire government if they did not get their way. Upon investigation, Planned Parenthood was not found guilty of any wrongdoing. The videos proved to be edited and contained no legitimate