Hello internet friends, it's been a while. I took a little break from this website after the election so I could focus my internal rage into something productive, like my GPA. When that ship sunk, and with 2017 being just six-count 'em, six days old-we find ourselves in the middle of a hot topic. Well, not necessarily a hot topic. More like a small flame that has recently had a gallon of gasoline dumped onto it. That's right, I'm jumpin' on the bandwagon and talking about the one thing that has been blowing up my Facebook feed: Planned Parenthood.
Now, why would I be talking about Planned Parenthood? Could I be talking about that they provide women, men, and every gender in between health care and benefits? No. That they provide cancer screenings? Nope. That they do STI testing? Nada, my friend. Planned Parenthood is evil because it provides people with vaginas the opportunities to get rid of a beautiful, human being, and literally sell their bones and flesh to science, or simply throw them into a trash can.
...What? Yes, some people actually believe that to be fact. I know, it sounds a bit ridiculous, and I understand that you're pro-life and you're upset because life is precious, but let me lay some facts on you. According to the actual Planned Parenthood website, only 3% of its services include abortions. Why? Because abortion procedures are expensive. Most people with vaginas get abortions within the first nine weeks of their pregnancies, which although early on, still can cost a pretty penny or two. Or, you know, a couple thousand. Most Planned Parenthoods, especially in Pennsylvania, won't even provide abortion services; rather, they refer you to other clinics that can give you the help that you need. I know, abortion clinics outside of Planned Parenthood are a rare occurrence. (They're not).
Some more facts for your brain should be the fact that Planned Parenthood focus on prevention. "Eighty percent of our patients receive services to prevent unintended pregnancy." Once upon a time, teen pregnancy was a real problem in the US of A, and I'm talking back in 1991. That was literally 26 years ago. I've come across numerous amounts of Baby Boomers/Generation X populations complain that us Millennials are 'spreading our legs' because we have nothing better to do. You know what solves that problem? Birth control. You know what Planned Parenthood provides? Birth control. I know, it's kind of a complicated concept, try to stay with me. So you want to control teen pregnancy in the United States, I understand and totally agree with that point. Teens should be enjoying themselves and school, not taking care of children. Great. Got it. You sold me on that point. But you know what would help them? Birth control. I mean, wow. What a concept.
The HIV/AIDS epidemic. Yes, it's a real problem. You know what we called it back in the 1980s? Gay cancer. But that's not the point. The point is, you have a problem, you want a solution. The solution? "Planned Parenthood provides more than 4.2 million tests and treatments for sexually transmitted infections, including more than 650,000 HIV tests." It's. Almost. Like. They. Understand? And if that isn't enough for you, these centers are providing education about sex that the American School System f***ed our kids over in the first place, hence why they're getting pregnant, hence why they need abortions, and hence why HIV/AIDS is still around!
I will always stand with Planned Parenthood. Ya'll need to relax and do some fact digging.
