These people differ in age, gender, and sexuality. That broke college student that cannot afford health insurance or does not have a job that offers it can walk into one of the 700 clinics and immediately get an appointment set up for an exam or a screening for any diseases, and later, he or she can talk to the clinic’s financial advisors about affordable prices. A person confused about his or her sexuality can go talk to a Planned Parenthood counselor and sort through his or her thoughts and worries. The support offered may just change a person’s life and how he or she views his or her self. Most importantly, an average of 500,000 women per year visits a Planned Parenthood run clinic to receive a breast exam, and 400,000 women receive pelvic exams to check for cervical cancer (Buchanan). Men also visit a clinic and receive screenings for testicular cancer. Therefore, these clinics could very well detect potential, threatening dangers and save someone’s life in the …show more content…
The truth of the matter is that if abortion is made illegal or even less accessible, except for emergency purposes, like the protestors want, women who do not want to have babies will try to find a way to end the pregnancy on their own, which could be potentially life threatening. Some will be so desperate that they will resort to perils such as drugs, alcohol, or even self-harm in hopes of having a miscarriage. Moreover, an abortion performed by a certified medical doctor is the safest way for a woman to end an unwanted pregnancy, and it is the woman’s right to choose whether or not she should do