They didn't use it. They twisted it into something else and that something else had already been going on. They hid behind the "science" of it... even though they changed the science to suit what they had already been doing.

I can easily explain it. It's called donations and government grants. As I work at Planned Parenthood, I can explain further.

People come in and, if they don't have health insurance, they pay based upon their income. If a woman comes in and she has NO income whatsoever, then the services that are provided to her fall into the "donation level". This means she pays whatever she can towards her services. Anyone under the age of 20 automatically falls under "donation level".

Planned Parenthood gets a lot of donations and grants so they can do what they need to do. As abortion services are only 3% of what PP does... I'm sure you can imagine that a lot of people are able to get pap smears, HIV tests, prenatal visits, nutrition consultations, etc. for free or very cheap. Those who have the ability to pay are expected to pay. Those who do not have the ability to pay are expected to pay only what they can. Worry about the health first and payment later.

I read each of those articles (and comments) above and it is truly a shame that the people taking the donation agreed to take them. However, I would like to see what other places they called on their list as well. Personally, I would also like to listen to the calls and see how they were responded to because it is certainly not policy (people don't go through racist training in order to work at PP) to say "understandable... understandable..." when someone talks about not wanting to have too many black people in the world. While some racists may work at Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood is not a racist organization.

In terms of the first one you linked, the pro-life black women, I think they have been duped. They are obviously unaware of the 97% of other services that Planned Parenthood provides to their community like ultrasounds, prenatal check ups, pap smears, (in some states) screening for life, etc. and that is unfortunate. In my state, Planned Parenthood has certain area codes in which they send their Community Outreach Educators. These areas are located in low income areas with a high STI, cancer, abortion, and unwanted pregnancy rate and *gasp* the majority of people living in those areas are black. The Community Outreach Educators go to those places and teach people about sex ed, condoms, sexually transmitted diseases, etc. Are they being racist because they are focusing on the people who apparently need the most help?

I answered this above. 24% of Planned Parenthood's money comes from donations. I'm sure this is very similar to other women's clinics.

Those with money provide funds to Planned Parenthood. The PP that I work at does not do abortion services. So all of the money & donations comes from (we are located between a high school and a college) emergency contraception, birth control (pills, patch, IUDs, and ring), pregnancy tests, sti tests, and annual/initial pap smears. The nutrition program is once a week and free. Some of the girls that come in to get birth control give donations (usually whatever they have in their purses at the time which is probably around $3-15) and others are at the age where they have to pay for it full price. Many girls and women come to Planned Parenthood because we offer 6 months worth of pills without an exam (of course, after that time is up, an exam is necessary).

I was not. I was laying it out there in a way that would be more understandable since people seem to forget that not everyone has disposable income and not everyone can pay $32 a month for birth control pills AFTER paying about $250 for a gynecological exam in order to get those birth control pills (if the person does not have health insurance.. which is likely). So don't waste your energy feeling insulted.

What psychological effects? Any research into abortion would show you that the majority of women feel one thing towards their abortions. Relief. A sense of "thank god that is over". Some feel sad for a year. Some feel horrible for the rest of their lives. Most do not. I, personally, know a number of women who have gotten abortions (one is a best friend of mine) and not one of them has been permanently psychologically destroyed by their abortion. In fact, not one of them even regrets it. And that is how it is for most women.

Planned Parenthood and other credible abortion clinics will not do abortions on women who are unsure of making that decision OR who are being coerced.

Yes. Before women get an abortion, they are counseled and assessed. Every available option is presented and the woman makes her own decision.

Comprehensive sexual education. This covers everything. From conception to birth to sex to HIV to pap smears to breast cancer to ectopic pregnancy to adoption to foster care and on and on and on.....

I think it would be beneficial to people who are against the organization to do some real research into what they actually do outside of abortion services. There are 4 Planned Parenthood clinics in my state. Two perform abortions on two days of the week. Aren't people even interested slightly about what the other services are? I'll give you a hint... it's not cross-breeding to make the perfect white skinned, blue eyed, blond haired males.

Also... how did this thread turn from Ben Stein's idiotic excuse for a documentary into me trying to defend women's clinics?

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