Birth
control, wellness checkups, feminine health, STD testing, and in a very small
percentage of Planned Parenthood locations, abortions, are all services that
Planned Parenthood provides for people. Although Planned Parenthood has always
been a controversial establishment, 2015 was the worst year for them. The House
of Representatives passed a bill on September 18, 2015 that prohibits Planned
Parenthood from receiving funding unless they confirm that they and their
affiliates will not perform abortions for the period of one year, according to
Congress.gov. This bill passed with a 241-187 vote. Many Americans celebrated
the passing of this bill because they don’t believe in abortions except in rare
instances. Other Americans were infuriated at the lack of education when it
comes to Planned Parenthood and their services because the number of abortions
performed on location are minimal and it’s the other positive services that
Planned Parenthood provides that are being taken away as a consequence. Since
2016 is an election year, Planned Parenthood has been doing major
campaigning in the hope that candidates
will be elected that will overturn the bill and allow funding to be reinstated.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have been forced to decide who the next Supreme
Court judge will be and much of their decision is based on the issue of Planned
Parenthood funding. To say this election is important, is an understatement.
According
to the Huffington Post, Planned Parenthood plans to spend $30 million on
campaigning people to vote for Hillary Clinton instead of Trump. They endorsed
Hillary Clinton because of her commitment to female rights and the funding of
Planned Parenthood while Donald Trump is pro-life and intends to have
anti-abortion supreme court justices. Planned Parenthood wants as much help as
they can get, but the main demographic they are targeting is women, swing
voters because they usually care about reproductive rights and can go either
way this election. The states that Planned Parenthood is focusing on for
campaigning is Nevada, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Hampshire, Florida,
and Colorado. “…Planned Parenthood’s policy agenda for 2016…will focus on
equalizing access to reproductive health care, cementing the right to safe and
legal abortion and making sure young people have access to quality sex
education.”
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