Difference between revisions of "Planned Parenthood"
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| − | + | *[http://www.all.org/stopp/plan.htm American Life League presents STOPP International] | |
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Revision as of 03:49, April 2, 2007
Panned Parenthood is an organization that performs abortions, provides maternal and reproductive health-care to women and couples. They are an international non profit organization that provides low cost health care. Planned Parenthood services include birth control and family planning, gynecological care, STI/STD testing and treatment, pregnancy testing, and abortion services. [1] They promote abstinence as the only sure way to avoid an unwanted pregnancy, but also provide birth control. [2] Planned Parenthood Federation of America states that all individuals should have the freedom to make reproductive decisions. They believe that the freedom to make reproductive decisions involves the right to privacy, especially in relationships; the right to education and that every individual should be able to make a informed decisions about sexuality and reproduction; and the right to nondiscriminatory access to comprehensive and confidential healthcare. [3] Planned Parenthood's stance on sex education is "Such education should include sexual identity, sexual development and relationships across the life cycle, reproductive choices, decision-making skills, and the responsibilities of parenthood." [4]