Arguments Against Planned Parenthood
Is it really just the question of killing unborn babies or is one of the nation’s most debated topics based on something deeper than that? One of the most argued social issues in the United States is whether or not the federal government should provide funding to Planned Parenthood, a healthcare service provider. This debate relies moreso on the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by those supplying their opinions, rather than the facts. One of the reasons for this nationwide argument relies solely on the fact that Planned Parenthood offers the service of abortion. Many people are simply getting stuck up on this fact. However, what many people do not realize, or are choosing to ignore, is that Planned Parenthood provides many other health care
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In October of 1916, female rights activists Margaret Sanger, along with her sister Ethel Byrne and Fania Mindell, opened a birth control clinic after Margaret realized that women were not receiving proper birth control education which led to health concerns. Sanger had previously traveled to Europe where she studied birth control methods. Using this information, a clinic located in Brownsville, Brooklyn was opened. The clinic would experience lineups daily of women, which spanned down the block, waiting for their chance to receive birth control information or advice. However, just over a week after its opening, this clinic was shut down by police for sharing birth control information (Alter). After refusing to pay the fine she was charged, Sanger spent 30 days in jail. Here, she continued to spread her message of birth control practices with the other inmates. After her time in jail, Sanger traveled across the country to try her luck again. This time, she opened a clinic in Denver, Colorado. This clinic is now a part of the Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. After the clinic in Denver was stabilized, Sanger …show more content…
As a response to lack of accessibility to health as well as social services during the midst of the Depression for women of color, the New York Urban League endorsed Margaret Sanger’s new Harlem clinic, which receives much of its support from prominent Harlem churches. In 1952, when the International Planned Parenthood Federation was created, America showed the world its advances in reproductive health services. In the last couple decades, major changes made their way through Planned Parenthood. In 1999, the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) approved the first emergency contraceptive, known as Plan B, two years after they declared the use of birth control pills to be safe and effective. Just a year later, the FDA approved mifepristone, also known as the abortion pill. This pill gives pregnant individuals an option for a safe and effective option for pregnancy termination early on. Most recently, in June of 2016, was
In October of 1916, female rights activists Margaret Sanger, along with her sister Ethel Byrne and Fania Mindell, opened a birth control clinic after Margaret realized that women were not receiving proper birth control education which led to health concerns. Sanger had previously traveled to Europe where she studied birth control methods. Using this information, a clinic located in Brownsville, Brooklyn was opened. The clinic would experience lineups daily of women, which spanned down the block, waiting for their chance to receive birth control information or advice. However, just over a week after its opening, this clinic was shut down by police for sharing birth control information (Alter). After refusing to pay the fine she was charged, Sanger spent 30 days in jail. Here, she continued to spread her message of birth control practices with the other inmates. After her time in jail, Sanger traveled across the country to try her luck again. This time, she opened a clinic in Denver, Colorado. This clinic is now a part of the Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains. After the clinic in Denver was stabilized, Sanger …show more content…
As a response to lack of accessibility to health as well as social services during the midst of the Depression for women of color, the New York Urban League endorsed Margaret Sanger’s new Harlem clinic, which receives much of its support from prominent Harlem churches. In 1952, when the International Planned Parenthood Federation was created, America showed the world its advances in reproductive health services. In the last couple decades, major changes made their way through Planned Parenthood. In 1999, the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) approved the first emergency contraceptive, known as Plan B, two years after they declared the use of birth control pills to be safe and effective. Just a year later, the FDA approved mifepristone, also known as the abortion pill. This pill gives pregnant individuals an option for a safe and effective option for pregnancy termination early on. Most recently, in June of 2016, was