Pros And Cons Of Planned Parenthood

Recently Congress has sparked a debate as to whether or not the government should continue funding Planned Parenthood. Too many people are uneducated about the many services Planned

Parenthood offers to those who would not be able to afford it otherwise. The debate began after heavily edited videos were released in early July accusing Planned Parenthood of selling fetal organs for a profit. The most controversial of the series of videos was the release of an interview with the chief executive officer of a tissue procurement company pertaining to purchasing fetal body parts and organs. The selling of any body part is against federal law. CNN released an article confirming to the public that it was indeed an edited video by inputting the

The altered video was only eight minutes and caused many people to question Planned Parenthood’s practices. Planned Parenthood has responded that the only business they engage in is completely legal and that the firm they had ties with had manipulated the discussions. There is a common misconception that Planned Parenthood is a center for abortions, and that is it. The truth is, only three percent of Planned Parenthood’s services relate to abortions. Planned Parenthood receives $500 million in federal funding and it is illegal to spend any of that money on abortion services. In CNN ’s article, "Planned Parenthood, by the Numbers”, there are clear statistics about how Planned Parenthood manages the money they receive and how a majority of their work focuses on teaching people nationally about sex education. Planned

Parenthood provides reproductive health care, and vital sex information to teens, women, and men nationwide. Planned

Parenthood is the world’s largest provider of sex education. It offers contraception (birth control, condoms), STD testings and treatment, health care information, all for free or

Bernie Sanders shares a similar, supporting remark, “Federal funding for Planned Parenthood does not pay for abortions. The vast majority of government funding that Planned Parenthood receives is through Medicaid reimbursements. Cutting that funding will be devastating to the health needs of millions of women who desperately need the quality services Planned Parenthood provides” (“Sanders Statement”). The topic of defunding Planned Parenthood has been an ongoing battle, the Republican party is the primary group pushing for the defunding of this organization. Those who are antiabortionists almost demanded a government shut down unless Republican leaders convinced President Obama to cut funds for Planned Parenthood. On Thursday December 3, 2015, the U.S. Senate voted fifty-two to forty-eight against the funding of Planned

Parenthood. This is being seen as a legislative attempt to repeal President Barack Obama’s “Affordable Care Act”. There was a rejection of two different amendments, they both would have reimposed Planned Parenthood’s funding but one included a new tax on millionaires. However, the bill will not become