Holy hell. Do half of the people who are talking shit about PP know anything about the organization? "They offer abortions!", "They're the largest provider of abortions in the world!". Yes, they offer abortions. Guess what, so do most of your local hospitals. Are they the largest provider of abortions in the world? Yes. They're also the largest birth control center chain in the world, so yes, of course they are the biggest provider of abortions. Do all clinics do surgical abortion (i.e, suction aspiration abortion, D & E)? Most provide the abortion pill (a pill given at up to 9 weeks to terminate a pregnancy). Some provide abortion referrals. Some provide nothing in the way of abortion.
Let's cover what all of them do provide:
-Birth control services
-Emergency Contraception (as in the morning-after pill, NOT to be confused with the abortion pill. This pill does not terminate an existing pregnancy)
-HIV Testing
-Men's health services
-STD testing and treatment
-Women's health care services (routine gyno services)
Now, in my home state (Georgia), there are 5 Planned Parenthood centers. Four of these centers offer abortion services. One of these four offers surgical abortion (up to 16 weeks). The other three offer the abortion pill. You'd be surprised to find out that the one office that offers surgical abortions is not in Atlanta. It's in Augusta. Funny, since in the pro-life documentary, Blood Money, they STRONGLY focus on the PP office that's located in downtown Atlanta, right by Morehouse College. Even funnier: This is the one PP office in Ga that does not offer any type of abortion service. Do your research, morons.
It basically comes down to this, why are you so worried about defunding Planned Parenthood because many of them do abortions? Why aren't you looking at the bigger picture? Why aren't you looking at all the low-cost (and sometimes free) birth control that's provided to girls and women who can't afford it elsewhere? Why aren't you looking at the STD testing and treatment? Would you rather men and women go untested and spread STD's all over the place? Many people use Planned Parenthood because they cannot afford services elsewhere. NEWSFLASH AMERICA: HEALTH CARE ISN'T CHEAP! Why isn't anyone trying to defund city hospitals? Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta is not only known to do abortions, but also known for women dying from them. Hm. I realize that there is always a risk with any medical procedure. But why aren't the big wigs looking at stuff like this? Anyone who thinks that a hospital wouldn't perform abortions (even if only in extreme, life or death cases) has lost their minds. Why aren't we working towards defunding public hospitals?
Nobody wants to have an abortion. No little girl or little boy grows up saying things like "I can't wait until I get to have an abortion!" or "Man, I can't wait until my girl friend gets pregnant so we can go to the abortion clinic!". Abortion is just a part of life, whether its legal or not. Is defunding PP really worth causing such a rift that it freezes our military's pay? No. Guess what. If the government shuts down, Planned Parenthood will still be operating.
Very well put! :)
ReplyDeleteAlthough I don't really agree with abortions, I am not going to look down on anyone who does. To each their own! I am not here to judge and I am not one to say the infamous, "God will judge them one day.", implying that I feel that it is wrong but I'll SAY I won't judge someone only to turn around and practically imply that Jesus doesn't love them (and thus, judging them myself)...that is just wrong! (Can you tell what one of my pet peeves are?)
People do need to do their research before making a decision such as this one. To take the funding away from such organizations would only increase our problems!
Thanks for commenting! I was not a fan of abortions either. In fact, I was about as pro life as they come until it came time to do a research paper on it in March of last year. The research just got deeper and deeper and I began to feel for these women I was reading about. Do I condone women using abortion as birth control simply because they're irresponsible? Absolutely not. Do I think most women choose to abort because they actually want to be good mothers, and therefore choose to wait until they can provide better for their children? Yes. Though these are my views, I fully support people having pro life views too (as long as you're not bombing abortion clinics, haha). This is not a right to be taken lightly, nor is it a decision to be made on a whim. Thanks for commenting!
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