healthcare to women and men across the nation. It provides a variety of different services such as
STI/STD testing, cancer screening and prevention, abortion services, and other women’s health
services. (Planned Parenthood) However, their work has not been without controversy.
The Supreme Court sanctioned birth control in 1965, but women’s health remained in jeopardy. They still did not have access to safe and legal abortion services. However, in 1967, “Reverend Howard R. Moody, along with 19 ministers and 2 rabbis, established a nation network of 1,400 clergy members to help women seeking abortion” (Planned Parenthood | 100 Years Strong). Although the Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973, the decision has been among its most controversial, with Planned Parenthood often at the center of the storm for the last forty years.
Planned Parenthood is still thriving today, serving around 2.5 million people each year
(Planned Parenthood). The most recent controversy revolves around the support they receive
from the federal government. Their health care services depend in part on federal funding, which
reimburses the organization for preventative care.
A third key point found from the research is that Planned Parenthood does not only have
services for women. Planned Parenthood serves men for services such as UTI detection, infertility screening, and prostate cancer screening. This bill to defund Planned Parenthood is not
only a bill that affects just women.
The last, and arguably the most important key point for this side of the debate is that
Planned Parenthood provides women access to safe and legal abortions. Abortions have taken
place far before today. However, most of them were illegal and harmful to women. Although
Planned Parenthood does provide abortions to women today, it is only 3% of the services they provide annually.
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