Imagine being a young, bright girl. You have your whole life ahead of you. You begin to think about colleges, and plan the steps to reach your dreams. However, there was one thing you did not plan for. Your whole life changes when you read that little white stick, and find out you are pregnant. You aren’t ready. You fear that this will not only ruin your life, but it will ruin the child’s life too. You decide you need to get an abortion. This is the case for millions of girls across the world. Unfortunately, a disturbing amount of women do not have access to abortions. In the blink of an eye, their lives are forever changed. 2.5 million women utilize an important program called Planned Parenthood. This organization provides abortion services, STD tests, cancer screenings, and
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The program has assisted millions of women in America through a variety of programs. Defunding Planned Parenthood would be devastating because America would lose a safe way to access abortions, testing for women’s health, and a safe haven for minorities. Abortion is the intentional termination of a pregnancy (dictionary.com). While abortions only makes up 3% of Planned Parenthood’s services, they are crucial to the quality of life for so many women (PP Numbers). Women may choose to undergo surgical abortions for numerous reasons. These reasons include but are not limited to rape, incest, health problems, age, or financial reasons (Johnston Archive). Every abortion is personal and may be had for a unique reason. Regardless of the explanation, abortion is a private choice and one that takes a lot of time and consideration to make. As a general rule, women don’t strive to get pregnant simply to have an abortion. It is an extremely difficult process to go through both physically and emotionally. Not to mention that if a women feels an abortion is necessary, she is likely already going through emotional hardship as it is. Healthresearchfunding.org wrote that 65% of women who undergo
The program has assisted millions of women in America through a variety of programs. Defunding Planned Parenthood would be devastating because America would lose a safe way to access abortions, testing for women’s health, and a safe haven for minorities. Abortion is the intentional termination of a pregnancy (dictionary.com). While abortions only makes up 3% of Planned Parenthood’s services, they are crucial to the quality of life for so many women (PP Numbers). Women may choose to undergo surgical abortions for numerous reasons. These reasons include but are not limited to rape, incest, health problems, age, or financial reasons (Johnston Archive). Every abortion is personal and may be had for a unique reason. Regardless of the explanation, abortion is a private choice and one that takes a lot of time and consideration to make. As a general rule, women don’t strive to get pregnant simply to have an abortion. It is an extremely difficult process to go through both physically and emotionally. Not to mention that if a women feels an abortion is necessary, she is likely already going through emotional hardship as it is. Healthresearchfunding.org wrote that 65% of women who undergo