Planned Parenthood is a place for men and women of all ages to get affordable health care. These men and women can get the treatment they may need in order to prevent life-threatening diseases; they can also get information on how to better protect themselves, and their loved ones in the future. Planned Parenthood also provides men and women with counseling for victims of rape, …show more content…
This has given its non-supporters the extra ammunition they need in order to pursue an attempt to close the clinic down. For years protestors have made their translucent opinions on the Planned Parenthood facilities; some may argue that an abortion procedure is morally wrong whether its religious preference or Pro-life support. In an article written by Nicholas Barden, he mentions, “Planned Parenthood was responsible for performing over 327,000 abortions – 1 in 3 abortions performed in the United States.” He also mentions “the number of cancer screenings have decreased by 50% since 2004, while the number of abortions performed annually has increased over the same time.” These are significant numbers however, as mentioned previously abortion services are only about three percent of the services provided by the