Essay On Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood Should be Federally Funded There are many people who believe abortion is acceptable and that it is a womans right to an abortion. Additionally, many people think that the government should not have a say in whether a woman can receive an abortion or not. A woman’s body should be the responsiblity of that woman, not the government. If that woman makes a mistake, they have Planned Parenhood to look to. If it is defunded, many women cannot afford an abortion and will be forced to carry the baby to full term. The fetus may portray human features, but it is not a human being while still in the womb (Arthur, 2001). Morally, abortion is acceptable because the fetus is not actually a human. Often times, women are scared to have …show more content…
The life of a woman is more significant than the life of the unborn fetus. The pro-choice movement is struggling to keeping the right to an abortion. President Trump has just signed an executive order that will cease federal funding over seas for non-profits who perform abortions, or support them (Yeh, 2017). After Trump has defunded over seas, women are worried he will also defund Planned Parenthood in America as well. So far, Trump is planning on moving forward with the defunding of the organization; this decision has caused a frenzy amongst thousands of women. If the organization looses their funding, they will loose an immense amount of profit because many people will no longer be able to afford the services. Many women are petrified for Planned Parenthood to be defunded because they will no longer be able to access, and take advantage of services other than abortion. Unfortunately, many poverty stricken women rely on the services Planned Parenthood provides. It is pointless to defund the organization simply because of the availability of abortions. Abortion is only three percent of all the services Planned Parenthood provides (Rose, 2017). Pro-choice activists have an immense amount of influence through