Views on Planned Parenthood?

[Beardo]

I'm in the minority here when I say I'm against it.

Any particular reason why?

I support it. They help make sure sex is safe and protected, keeping people who aren't ready for a baby (like a 16 year old) from getting pregnant. Spreading awareness about these kinds of issues and educating people is great.

 

[tae]

i'm all for planned parenthood. and those against it i find are close minded and don't see past the whole "abortion" aspect of it.

what about the affordable healthcare from them?
the affordable birth control?
the information available to people who need to seek help but can't?

the good outweighs the abortion side tremendously, but i'm pro choice anyway so it doesn't bother me.

 

[Brad]

I do not see how anyone in their right mind could advocate for a complete loss of, or even a reduction in funding for Planned Parenthood. PP provides necessary healthcare, affordable birth control, as well as helps to teach about and advocate for safe sex.

And for those who see Planned Parenthood as only an abortion thing (which I'm not making an argument for or against here); only 3% of Planned Parenthood's business comes from abortion.

This can be extremely helpful for people who are underage, can't afford help, or just aren't educated on the matters of safe sex and pregnancy (like people from a place where abstinence-only sex education is taught).

 

[boujee]

was this topic made due from the recent shooting

 

[tae]

I do not see how anyone in their right mind could advocate for a complete loss of, or even a reduction in funding for Planned Parenthood. PP provides necessary healthcare, affordable birth control, as well as helps to teach about and advocate for safe sex.

And for those who see Planned Parenthood as only an abortion thing (which I'm not making an argument for or against here); only 3% of Planned Parenthood's business comes from abortion.

This can be extremely helpful for people who are underage, can't afford help, or just aren't educated on the matters of safe sex and pregnancy (like people from a place where abstinence-only sex education is taught).

bless your entire post brad. just, bless you.

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was this topic made due from the recent shooting

do you mean the one in my home city?
the centennial shooting in colorado springs?

 

[boujee]

uh huh
topics like this always form over something that recently happened
it also gets boring seeing people say the same thing repeatedly

 

[Hermione Granger]

uh huh
topics like this always form over something that recently happened
it also gets boring seeing people say the same thing repeatedly

Or also the fact that recently the Senate voted to defund Planned Parenthood.

 

[DarkDesertFox]

Any particular reason why?

I support it. They help make sure sex is safe and protected, keeping people who aren't ready for a baby (like a 16 year old) from getting pregnant. Spreading awareness about these kinds of issues and educating people is great.

I do, but if I share them I don't want to get into a giant debate. I'm against abortion in general and that is a big function of Planned Parenthood. Why should someone who is against abortion have their tax dollars be used through the federal funds given to Planned Parenthood for abortions? Furthermore, Planned Parenthood was recently exposed through selling aborted babies' body parts for profit which to me is sickening. Honestly, there would be less unwanted pregnancies if people stopped having casual sex with their partners with whom they are not even married to like they're constantly showing on television these days. There is no 100% guaranteed safe method of sex. Condoms are not 100% effective and neither are birth control pills. They only reduce your chances. My mom was the 8th child of her family in an unplanned pregnancy even though my grandmother had not missed a pill.

 

[seliph]

I do, but if I share them I don't want to get into a giant debate. I'm against abortion in general and that is a big function of Planned Parenthood. Why should someone who is against abortion have their tax dollars be used through the federal funds given to Planned Parenthood for abortions? Furthermore, Planned Parenthood was recently exposed through selling aborted babies' body parts for profit which to me is sickening. Honestly, there would be less unwanted pregnancies if people stopped having casual sex with their partners with whom they are not even married to like they're constantly showing on television these days. There is no 100% guaranteed safe method of sex. Condoms are not 100% effective and neither are birth control pills. They only reduce your chances. My mom was the 8th child of her family in an unplanned pregnancy even though my grandmother had not missed a pill.

Literally all of this is untrue (save the thing about your mom)
Read the rest of the thread.

Also not everyone who has had sex wanted to have sex but I'd really rather not get into that.

 

[tae]

I do, but if I share them I don't want to get into a giant debate. I'm against abortion in general and that is a big function of Planned Parenthood. Why should someone who is against abortion have their tax dollars be used through the federal funds given to Planned Parenthood for abortions? Furthermore, Planned Parenthood was recently exposed through selling aborted babies' body parts for profit which to me is sickening. Honestly, there would be less unwanted pregnancies if people stopped having casual sex with their partners with whom they are not even married to like they're constantly showing on television these days. There is no 100% guaranteed safe method of sex. Condoms are not 100% effective and neither are birth control pills. They only reduce your chances. My mom was the 8th child of her family in an unplanned pregnancy even though my grandmother had not missed a pill.

like kai said, all of this is untrue except your family crap.

abortion is just one small aspect on planned parenthood.
why should my tax dollars go to people on food stamps? huh?
because it helps people in need, that's why. i don't agree with food stamps, i think there should e drug testing done and all kinds of regulations for it, but i don't want to defund it because i don't agree with it. it helps people. just like planned parenthood helps millions of people who need it.

there may be no 100% guarantee against unwanted pregnancy, but defunding a place that helps prevent SO MANY pregnancies with things that DO HELP prevent it is a stupid reasoning. just because you're celibate or not sexually active doesn't mean everyone has to be. you don't get to push that on people.

 

[Sugilite]

If you don't want kids then use a condomn
You're not that horny to stop what you don't want
It's common sense, I guess he's saying people resort to that as a back up plan, like **** it I can abort it
But anywhore

 

[boujee]

'family crap'
don't say that, that's rude. had to point that out.


anyways I still stand neutral.
depends on the person.
some people are dumb as sht
others are quite logical.
some people are probably abusing the system others may not.

people can do whatever the *** they want with their body, it ain't mine

 

[piichinu]

i guess my view is that if you get rid of it, in the end things will end up worse and it wont help at all

 

[seliph]

Also re: "selling aborted babies' body parts"

More than 90% of PP's abortions (which only take up 3% of their whole activity like others have said) is during the first trimester. The "baby" is only the size of a kidney bean. What parts could they possibly be selling?

 

[tae]

It's common sense, I guess he's saying people resort to that as a back up plan, like **** it I can abort it
But anywhore

i don't agree with people using it as a back up either.
if your mind set is "oh i can just get an abortion anyway who cares"
yaeh that's wrong and i don't condone that at all. but that doesn't mean it's alright to de-fund something that helps more than it "hinders."

 

[Hermione Granger]

I would sure hope not a lot of women resort to abortion as a birth control. Excessive abortions will more than likely lead to lifelong health risks. Not to mention, seeing it as a birth control seems silly. If that is the woman's point of view on abortion, then they're irresponsible.

 

[DarkDesertFox]

like kai said, all of this is untrue except your family crap.

abortion is just one small aspect on planned parenthood.
why should my tax dollars go to people on food stamps? huh?
because it helps people in need, that's why. i don't agree with food stamps, i think there should e drug testing done and all kinds of regulations for it, but i don't want to defund it because i don't agree with it. it helps people. just like planned parenthood helps millions of people who need it.

there may be no 100% guarantee against unwanted pregnancy, but defunding a place that helps prevent SO MANY pregnancies with things that DO HELP prevent it is a stupid reasoning. just because you're celibate or not sexually active doesn't mean everyone has to be. you don't get to push that on people.

You're comparing apples to oranges with the food stamps. You can't compare paying taxes for food stamps to funds put toward ending a human life. Planned Parenthood may have other parts to it, but some of that money is still funded towards abortion. As for how Planned Parenthood receives tax dollars for abortions:

"Federal money might not be used to fund abortions directly, but it is used to pay for the facilities, for the utilities and for equipment used for abortions."

Source

You can look it up to about the only 3% being abortions. It's a higher number than you think. The part about them selling aborted baby body parts is true.

Source

I personally think people shouldn't be so sexually active before marriage, but you're right that I can't force that on people. I'm just disappointed so many people are having casual sex before marriage. I don't expect to convince anyone here. I just wanted to throw in my two cents. Thank you for the reasonable response.

 

[seliph]

DarkDesertFox your "source" is an organization that's notorious for making false accusations (and making fake, edited videos) about Planned Parenthood.

They don't sell baby parts. When women have an abortion with PP, they are asked if they would like to donate the fetal tissue to scientific research. Otherwise the fetus is just thrown in the garbage. No one is slicing and dicing any babies.

 

[FruitsChinpoG]

@jinico rofl, saying that fetuses are thrown in the garbage doesn't really help people side with ya x)

 

[seliph]

@jinico roll saying that fetuses are thrown in the garbage doesn't really help people side with ya x)

What else are they supposed to do with a tiny bowl of goop? Drink it?

I'd imagine most parents don't wanna keep their abortion.