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Originally Posted by jogsxyz
The Republican position on abortion makes no sense. They're making it more difficult for the poor to get an abortion. Don't they know the poor raises future Democrats.
Planned Parenthood's 2008-2009 budget provided 3% towards abortion services.
From Daily Kos:
Ninety percent of the health care provided by Planned Parenthood health centers is designed to:
prevent unintended pregnancies through contraception
reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections through testing and treatment
prevent cervical and other cancers through lifesaving screenings.
For those who are pregnant, Planned Parenthood provides
pregnancy testing
prenatal care
abortion
referral for adoption (select affiliates)
midlife care helping women manage the effects of menopause (select affiliates)
... the Republicans aren't just defunding Planned Parenthood, they're taking federal funding away from all reproductive health services—including family planning—for all women's clinics. And none of that funding—none—pays for abortion. Only about a quarter of federal funds for family planning and women's healthcare goes to Planned Parenthood, three-quarters goes to clinics in communities all over the country. And for many American women, those clinics are the only healthcare they have access to.
http://www.dailykos.com/