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Mississippi tried to pass Initiative 26. This would make abortion and also birth control illegal. It stated that personhood starts at the moment of conception. So, abortion would be murder. This brought up a lot of controversy. Such as if a woman miscarried would that mean she committed murder?

Planned Parenthood is considered to be in the abortion business to some people. This article discusses the issues that Planned Parenthood is facing with abortion.

This site goes on about which states fund abortions through medicare and for whether they fund them in case of rape or for other reasons.

Since the choice to abort is one of the biggest reasons why people want to defund planned parenthood it is being looked at as more of a moral decision. The way democrats and republicans feel on this topic is completely different therefore has been making it harder to make the decision on it. Defunding planned parenthood for this reason would basically be taking away a women's right to choose.

I agree with your statement. It should ultimately be a women's choice and not let politicians decide a woman's decision. Everyone has a right to decide what is best for them without controversies and looking down at.

Today marks the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that protects women's health and reproductive freedom, and affirms a fundamental principle: that government should not intrude on private family matters.

This article is about the government staying out of the way of a women's right to choose abortion. Clinics, such as Planned Parenthood, are under scrutiny on a daily basis. Forcing a women that does not want her unborn fetus to carry the baby to term is a far more sad and unfair situation.

A big part of planned parenthood is the abortion aspect. It's more than just that. About 3% of people that go through them are there for abortions. The most popular part of planned parenthood is the contraception which makes up about 33%. People should have the options that planned parenthood gives you. Someone out there has too give people the services they provide and taking away the funding isn't right.

This one covers them all. 40,000 new laws taking place this year, and this article covers many of them from all over the US.

Focuses of the amount it would cost the government to completely get rid of Planned Parenthood. Many countries besides the U.S have Planned Parenthood clinics where there are no other option for women that cannot afford medical care to get the services they need.

The unwanted pregnancies and births that abolishing Planned Parenthood would bring, will only end up costing the government more in the long-run. This action would also take away an essential health care provider for women with no other options.

Defunding planned parenthood would end up costing the government more in the end. Since planned parenthood does more than just abortions through their organization it would cause health care for women aside from abortions to be taken away from them. Therefore that can present a huge problem in the future if that were to happen.

congress voted another time to take away funds to planned parenthood. Reimbursing members and abortion included in the plan are big reasons why.

Planned Parenthood is once again being voted on whether to stay funded or to be defunded. The house of reps is expected to pass a bill that will about 450 million out of planned parenthood. The Govt. has not funded the abortion side of planned parenthood since 1976, so some Democrats criticize them.

Abortion doesn't sound good in any sense, but as humans we should have the right to do as we please. There are aboslutly some circumstances where people need the choice. i do not agree with abusing the right, people can't be getting pregnant every couple months and throwing the life away.

Choosing abortion is not a choice any woman is excited about or wants to choose but sometimes it is the only option. "Ending Planned Parenthood goes against the fundamental values of equality, mutual respect, and human rights that our country stands for."

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput wants Catholics to wake up and realize that our First Amendment rights are being taken from us. Obamacare has a provision that forces a person to violate their personal religious beliefs regarding abortion and sterilization. He also brings attention to the Hosanna-Tabor case and the treatment of the Obama administration's assault on traditional marriage.

This article speaks of Sander's reference to Planned Parenthood as "establishment". Some were angry with this comparison, because the article states that this kind of association correlates corruption to the organization. But in all honesty, is anything corruption free? Do the benefits of Planned Parenthood outweigh the negatives? As of right now, it appears the benefits outweigh the negatives tenfold.

Family-planning programs boost incomes, reduce poverty, and ease the load on America's safety net. And yet, Republicans can't seem to condemn them strongly enough. Investing in reproductive health isn't just good for women and their families-it's good for the economy. (nmw)

If planned parenthood were to be defunded, it is predicted that the government would end up spending more in the long run on public assistance. Planned parenthood provides many services for women, one of them being birth control. Statistics in this article show that women who used birth control were easily able to finish school, find jobs, and create a steady life before having children. Defunding this organization would cost America more money in the bigger scheme of things.

The author believes planned parenthood is positive. It boosts the economy because those women have the chance to plan their pregnancies and prevent unwanted ones.