Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization that provides reproductive health services in the United States and internationally. In 2014, federal and state governments provided the organization with $528 million in funding (40% of its annual budget). The majority of this funding comes from Medicaid which subsidizes reproductive healthcare for low-income women. In 2014, abortions accounted for 3% of the services they provided. The majority of the other services include screening for and treating sexually transmitted diseases and infections and providing contraception. Proponents of funding argue that federal funding for Planned Parenthood does not pay for abortions and that the vast majority of government funding that the organization receives is through Medicaid reimbursements. Opponents of funding argue that the government should not fund any organizations that provide abortions.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs
Yes, their services reach far beyond abortions and can save many lives through cancer screening, prenatal services, and adoption referrals
@ISIDEWITH7yrs
No, and the government should not give funds to any organizations that perform abortions
@ISIDEWITH7yrs
Yes, as long as funding is not used for abortion procedures
@ISIDEWITH7yrs
No, and the government should not give funds to any organizations
@8Z3BWCQ8mos
No, and the government should not give funds to any organizations that perform abortions, provide abortion counseling or referrals, advocate to decriminalize abortion, or expand abortion services
@4NDJMDG2yrs
No because of the selling of fetal body parts and the fact that the funding goes directly back to the Democratic Party.
Planned Parenthood isn’t simply for abortions. My mom had 5 miscarriages before having me. Those cost $10,000 each unless you want to pee out a dead baby, which is very traumatizing. Planned Parenthood makes things like that more affordable as well as birth control, which I use to regulate my periods and save myself from cramps. Before birth control, some cramps were so bad I missed weeks of school and had to be hospitalized. If you take away the idea of Planned Parenthood entirely, it makes like living hell for women who have these struggles.
@4NDB6ZT2yrs
If tax dollars go to abortion clinics, then the tax dollars allocated should be split with half going to abortion clinics, and half going to adoption agencies.
@8P4F8NH2yrs
if u care so much about the children in orphanges, go adopt a child. save a child whoś physically breathing, who can feel and think and is struggling in the system. dont worry about some cells that arent even in your body but in another womans and you just feel entitled to tell her its wrong.
@5LFCKS92yrs
Yes, but not to be used for support or performance of abortions that violate the abortion-rule I would impose. That rule is:
Abortion ought to be allowed early, NOT after the embryo has developed neurologically enough likely to be able to feel pain or fear or to be able to suffer, UNLESS the mother will die or sustain life-threatening or other very serious health-harm if abortion does not occur. Rape or incest is not excuse. Violations (the pregnant woman’s and the abortionist’s) must be treated as homicide (whether negligent homicide, manslaughter, or murder depending upon the special facts of the particular case).
@4NC9RW32yrs
The government should only award grants to private non-profit organizations.
@57DWNNF2yrs
In cases of rape or incest but must be proven that it was that lie detector tests or prosecuting the perpetrator
@4NC4C5S2yrs
No the affordable care act has provisions to eliminate the need of planned parenthood
@4N8N3DX2yrs
Planned Parenthood execs and docs that killed babies born alive after abortions should be charged with murder.
@4N9ZBRV2yrs
No. The government should not be funding a private health care service.
@4YF82WW2yrs
Planned Parenthood is a really odd system anyway--the govenment shouldn't be giving so much money to an outside organization they have little oversight of.
@4X6M2LC2yrs
Yes, and end the Hyde Amendment. Abortion is health care.
@577VF9G2yrs
I would support planned Parenthood if they do not do abortions. I think they should do referrals for adoptions, cancer screening. But isn't Affordable Health Care there for women for the prenatal services and other health issues. Are we not being taxed twice?
@5DHYRSX2yrs
No, for the simple fact that they were known for the sterilization of women of color.
No. Planned parenthood is a racist eugenics organization that was created to eliminate all black people from the earth by legally murdering their babies.
@SincerelyLaurenn 2yrs
Planned Parenthood isn’t simply for abortions. My mom had 5 miscarriages before having me. Those cost $10,000 each unless you want to pee out a dead baby, which is very traumatizing. Planned Parenthood makes things like that more affordable as well as birth control, which I use to regulate my periods and save myself from cramps. Before birth control, some cramps were so bad I missed weeks of school and had to be hospitalized. If you take away the idea of Planned Parenthood entirely, it makes like living hell for women who have these struggles.
@5B6J2QC2yrs
Yes and sterilize people on welfare
@57BNBTP2yrs
government should fund women/children clinics for women below a certain income level with free birth control for all people 17 or older, but not if they perform abortions.
@4NC7GLV2yrs
Government should fund all medical coverage as they do for our legislature.
@5C94F922yrs
Yes, if Planned Parenthood adopts a biblical perspective of what parenting means and they continue to provide cancer screening, prenatal services, and adoption referrals. Pregnancies that are a result of rape, incest or would endanger the life of the mother should be referred out to hospitals and social service organizations for abused women
@5DJXCRV2yrs
@5CH8DLG2yrs
@4N84HGN2yrs
Planned parenthood appears to provide mostly services to young women who participate in unprotected sex. Especially underage who parents should be help responsible thus pay for services.
@4XRGPYP2yrs
No, because these services are now covered under Obamacare
@5CBHMRY2yrs
No - there are other ways that people get funding for the cancer screening, prenatal services, etc... ever heard of Obamacare?? WIC?? Welfare?? Food Stamps??
@963VNJ72hrs
yes, for rape and incest and in special cases cases
It should be up to them in between
@963RX7F7hrs
Planned parenthood should be a personal decision and not from the government
@963R9B97hrs
No. Planned parenthood has been shown to mistreat, belittle, give unscientific advice, and dissuade people for or against abortions. Abortion should be federally legalized. There should be programs that help women pay for it but not a specific clinic
@963NS7M10hrs
Planned parenthood should be funded through charities and donations.
@963NJVG10hrs
I shall not comment on such controversial subjects.
@5JBLHDWLibertarian12hrs
Yes, but I prefer switching to a single-payer healthcare system for this purpose.
@963FPQF13hrs
@963F87RIndependent13hrs
government should not be giving such organizations $528 millions without a yearly report of spending
I think planned parenthood should be restructured and funded by corporations taxes.
@963DGDV13hrs
If someone has been raped or similar abortion should be paid for by goverment funding but not if its just an unplanned pregnancy
@963D8YN14hrs
Yes, but I think we should do a background check on Planned Parenthood Past.
@963D2RY14hrs
I feel like in some situations they should but they really need to start checking the background of the adopters a lot better.
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