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Edited on Sat Apr-09-11 10:37 AM by realFedUp
I think what was gained in these budget cuts was a good discussion
of what Planned Parenthood is. Kudos to our liberal and fact-telling
pundits.
I do think Planned Parenthood needs to reframe itself as THE LOW and NO-cost
health care plan that millions of women, men and families have used
over many years. It's helped keep families healthy, living within their
means by helping plan when to have children and how many. It's seen
all the people who would have had otherwise gone through Medicare for
these services. It's actually been one of the most successful money-saving and
health-saving organizations in so many ways in this country and should get lauded
by anyone with a brain and a voice. It's safe, confidential and inexpensive.
The government gives very little money for their health services in
comparision with the great amount offered.
I grew up in a time when there was a stigma in seeking birth
control at a younger age and when there was little sex and reproduction
information, and little info about diseases being taught, outside a video and
pamphlet in schools. Planned Parenthood was there, when not much else
was. Most parents had no idea how to talk about reproduction, love,
self-esteem, diseases and prevention etc. Fortunately now, younger people
know about PP, through the education classes offered by PP, especially important in
light of the cuts to school sex ed programs. They know where to be tested
for diseases, pap, mammograms and even blood pressure, cholesterol etc. and
be able to talk with a doctor about their concerns. They know they can get the
facts, without embarrassment, from professionals.
The stigma is gone, but uneducated people remain.
From the PP website, this is what PP does.
For 95 years, Planned Parenthood® has been the nation’s leading
sexual and reproductive health care provider and advocate.
Planned Parenthood health centers and international partners
provide contraception, testing and treatment for sexually
transmitted infections (STIs), and lifesaving cancer screenings
to millions of people in the U.S. and 10 other countries. With a
presence in all 50 states and Washington, DC, Planned Parenthood
has 84 affi liates, which operate more than 800 health centers.
• One in five women in the U.S. has visited
a Planned Parenthood health center.
• Planned Parenthood health centers provide health care that
helps women prevent an estimated 612,000 unintended
pregnancies and 291,000 abortions every year.
• Planned Parenthood’s local partners in
10 countries serve 1.2 million individuals.
• Planned Parenthood websites, including Planned
Parenthood En Español, receive an estimated
24 million visits each year.
• Three-quarters (75 percent) of Planned Parenthood health
care clients live on the equivalent of $33,000 a year for a
family of four (150% of the federal poverty level) or less.
• Every year, Planned Parenthood affiliates provide
• contraception to nearly 2.5 million patients
• more than 1.1 million pregnancy tests
• nearly one million Pap tests, identifying about 93,000
women at risk of developing cervical cancer
• 830,000 breast exams, helping alert patients
to possible cancers
• nearly 4 million tests and treatments for
sexually transmitted infections, including HIV
• more than 1.5 million emergency contraception kits
• education programs to nearly 1.2 million people
PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS
ADVOCACY
Protecting reproductive rights
and working to ensure access
to quality, affordable care for all,
regardless of income
EDUCATION
Accurate sexual and
reproductive health information
for people of all ages – 24/7
GLOBAL HEALTH
Supporting women’s health
and rights in developing
countries around the world
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