Planned Parenthood Research Paper

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, commonly referred to as Planned Parenthood, is a nonprofit organization that researches and provides guidance on contraceptives, family planning, and reproductive problems worldwide. At first, Planned Parenthood was mainly a birth control clinic created by Margret Sanger, Ethel Byrne, and Fania Mindell in 1916 (Trudell). By opening up the clinic, it triggered changes in laws in governing birth control and sex education within the United States. Today, Planned Parenthood obtain services that vary from contraceptives to cancer screenings. According to recent studies and annual reports of Planned Parenthood, 33.5% contraceptives, 38.0% sexually transmitted diseases/infections testing and treatment, 14.5% …show more content…
For taxpayers who oppose the funding, it is going to become more expensive and is unnecessary and to pay for something that contradicts their beliefs can violate their morality (Mendoza). Many resent Planned Parenthood due to their most controversial provided service, abortion. Several taxpayers within the United States view the practice as demeaning to human life, causing them to not want their money to support and the organization that provides it. Through a religious perspective, Planned Parenthood and its services discontinues the life god has given and is seen as a sin to murder (Trudell). However, the United States law, known as the Hyde Amendment, prohibits Planned Parenthood to use any money received from the federal funding for “abortion related services, but to provide care to the poor” (Lewis). In addition to the restriction of the law, the Hyde Law can also negatively affect women, especial ones who were impregnated due to rape and incest. Several pro-life and anti-abortion groups/activists had taken offense to the practices of Planned Parenthood since they “unnecessarily prevent and terminate life,” which caused uprising against the organization (Crary). However, in recent events, a pro-life “gunman shot two civilians” within one of the Planned Parenthood locations due to alleged videos of atrocities acted by the organization (Meckler). …show more content…
Although Planned Parenthood continues to be funded by the government with taxpayers’ money, many are under the impression that they can still thrive without it since the receive large private donations. As stated by members of congress in the debate to get the organization defunded, just on donations alone, Planned Parenthood receives approximately “US$305 million from private donors”(Somashekhar). According to an annual Planned Parenthood report, the revenue is derived from 45% government health services and grants and reimbursements, 26% private contributions and bequests, 25% non-government health services revenue, and 4% other (“Who We Are”). With all the federal financial aid and private donations, Planned Parenthood was accused of “illegally manipulating and selling aborted fetus body parts to research for profit;” in addition, fetal tissue research is now seen as “ineffective and outdated methodology” (Crary). However, as reported in the annual reports, all the money received is from 67% medical services, 16% non-medical program services, 12% management and general support, and 5% from fundraising (“Who We Are”). Due to pro-life groups throughout the United States, many states, such as Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Utah‍, have decreased the funding received by Planned Parenthood (DeBonis). Several states are beginning to lower the

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