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RE: What are your thoughts on Congress defunding Planned Parenthood
December 3, 2015 at 11:00 pm
It's wrong. To defund PP, and we all know the major underlying reason is because of the abortion issue, is doing more damage than good.
What many don't realize is that PP doesn't just help women. They help teens of both sexes get tested for STD's without forcing them to have their parent or guardian present. So if the teens feel they have a safe place to go to after they had unprotected sex and they don't want to hear a shitstorm from their parents, PP is a safe haven.
It is also a place where pregnant women can go for routine care of their babies, during pregnancy. They have access to information about other programs in their area as well. They have access to be able to get in touch with those other agencies via PP.
Planned Parenthood does so much more than provide a safe, sanitary place for a woman to have an abortion. And it is sad that the legislators fail to see this. Sadly, this is a huge step backwards for this country.
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RE: What are your thoughts on Congress defunding Planned Parenthood
December 3, 2015 at 11:01 pm
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RE: What are your thoughts on Congress defunding Planned Parenthood
December 3, 2015 at 11:04 pm
The republicunts continue their war on women. So what else is new?
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RE: What are your thoughts on Congress defunding Planned Parenthood
December 3, 2015 at 11:08 pm
(This post was last modified: December 3, 2015 at 11:08 pm by Faith No More.)
I'd say it's a political move to rally up those one-issue voters.
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RE: What are your thoughts on Congress defunding Planned Parenthood
December 3, 2015 at 11:24 pm
(December 3, 2015 at 11:04 pm)Minimalist Wrote: The republicunts continue their war on women. So what else is new?
Don't you dare get accused of being a feminist, Min.
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RE: What are your thoughts on Congress defunding Planned Parenthood
December 3, 2015 at 11:29 pm
It's stupid. The main argument for defunding PP is that people don't want their tax dollars going towards abortion. Which they don't already. PP does a lot for women, including sometimes abortions, but that's the one area that isn't funded by the government. I'm a guy too, but it still ticks me off.
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RE: What are your thoughts on Congress defunding Planned Parenthood
December 3, 2015 at 11:31 pm
Just throwing this out:
subsume PP into Obamacare, and distribute all PP functions into all O-care participating clinics and hospitals
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RE: What are your thoughts on Congress defunding Planned Parenthood
December 3, 2015 at 11:32 pm
(December 3, 2015 at 11:29 pm)Chad32 Wrote: It's stupid. The main argument for defunding PP is that people don't want their tax dollars going towards abortion. Which they don't already. PP does a lot for women, including sometimes abortions, but that's the one area that isn't funded by the government. I'm a guy too, but it still ticks me off.
It's a common republican lie.
You can point out the fact, including links, to them and they'll continue to spout their lies.
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