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Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?

Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization that provides reproductive health services in the United States and internationally. Each year federal and state governments provide the organization with $528 million in funding (40% of its annual budget). The majority of this funding comes from Medicaid which subsidizes reproductive healthcare for low-income women. In 2014, abortions accounted for 3% of the services they provided. The majority of the other services include screening for and treating sexually transmitted diseases and infections and providing contraception. Proponents of fundi…  

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 @9KVKKPQCommunist from Guam  answered…2yrs2Y

No, The government and the public should be required to provide all services that Planned Parenthood provides.

 @9KPGY4KCommunist from Ohio  answered…2yrs2Y

They should give their money straight to places like hospitals and abortion centers that will directly help citizens and research purposes.

 @985BX6HCommunist from Florida  answered…4yrs4Y

yes and no you can't just be depend on the government for everything

 @92YYQNVCommunist from Washington  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, they provide many crucial services, including abortions. Abortions are a right and people should have access to them.

 @8XX85XJCommunist from Florida  answered…5yrs5Y

Planned Parenthood should be a nationalized health service available to all at no cost.

 @8WLSQZYCommunist from Illinois  answered…5yrs5Y

Parents should not have to pay to raise children.

 @8SRTYYNCommunist from Utah  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, abortion must be safely accessible to all and Planned Parenthood offers many services beyond abortion that cannot be defunded

 @8SF4QFRCommunistfrom Maine  answered…5yrs5Y

No, it should just pay for health care.

 @8RZKBWBCommunist from Georgia  answered…5yrs5Y

Abortions are not as important as a hospital

 @8RXDKQJCommunist from Oregon  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, and we should nationalize Planned Parenthood.

 @8RDBBHNCommunist from Kansas  answered…5yrs5Y

According to the Hyde Amendment, the US government cannot use taxpayer dollars to fund Planned Parenthood

 @8R4NKT4Communist from Oregon  answered…5yrs5Y

i support planned parenthood, but not the government.

 @8QQ4PK9Communist from Oregon  answered…5yrs5Y

Nationalize planned parenthood. No funding for private organizations

 @8PBDD3LCommunist from California  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes as long as it is only used for abortions

 @8NDKDJ3Communist from Texas  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but only for people who not have a chance but WILL have a kid.

 @8NBQRWPCommunist from Missouri  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but keep abortion to a low if possible

 @8K4WMX9Communist from New York  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes and hormone replacement treatment should be more difficult to get. The government needs to study transgender individuals brains before they change their bodies.

 @8CPJPJY from Nebraska  answered…6yrs6Y

Illusion of choice

 @9CVG5FLCommunist from Oklahoma  answered…3yrs3Y

Abortions are healthcare, plain and simple, just like all the other services that Planned Parenthood provides. Additionally, the government should be ensuring that private organizations receiving federal funds are not busting union activity amongst their workers, which PP has done for years now.

 @99NHQVJCommunist from Texas  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, abortions aren´t bad, people need the care they provide

 @98RRPYCCommunist from Virginia  answered…3yrs3Y

Abolish the government, abortion should always be free and safe.

 @93XFTXPCommunist from Arizona  answered…4yrs4Y

The government should get rid of all parenthood.

 @9FCCXKCCommunist from Georgia  answered…3yrs3Y

Communism is better

 @936C5ZYCommunist from Connecticut  answered…4yrs4Y

We don't need a government!

 @8W5KZGJCommunist from Minnesota  answered…5yrs5Y

pee on them

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