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So does the LOT of good things they do justify them promoting and carrying out abortions???
If a patient comes to a PP clinic with an unwanted pregnancy, they list out all of her options, and give her a list of organizations that will help her with whichever option she chooses. If the staff is really interested in the welfare of the mother and the child (and I know it's shocking, but some medical personnel really don't care about the money, but are there to help people) they will advise the woman in what is best for her and her baby, and that is almost never an abortion. If they are less altruistic, they might be less ... how should I say ... directive in leading the woman away from the abortion option, they would be more objective, and simply say, "okay, here are the options, pick one," not trying to be particularly pushy towards one or another. See, even if they were just in it for the money, they'd try to steer the woman away from abortion, because that's a more expensive option for PP than adoption or helping the woman go through with the pregnancy. If they help the woman go through with the pregnancy, they can get government support for the pre-natal care. If she chooses adoption, they get paid to be the "middle man" in a match-up. But if she chooses abortion, they get nada. It's either out of their pocket, or best-case scenario they refer her to a clinic that will perform the deed. Government doesn't reimburse for that.
So this idea that PP somehow encourages women to get abortions, that if PP went away, women would magically stop getting abortions, is absolutely absurd. If anything, every time a PP has to shut its doors due to lack of funding, that INcreases the risk to unborn babies, because that means there's that many more low-income women who don't have access to services that help them through the pregnancy with regular check-ups, pre-natal care, and counseling.
Seriously, if those anti-PP fundies were really against abortion, and not just against women having the power to make a choice, even if it's the wrong choice, they would support PP.
That's like saying a serial killer is a good guy because he gives alot to charity.
THAT is a better analogy.
There are PLENTY of organizations that help low income woman that don't KILL life along with it.
I know there are some organizations out there who provide "free pregnancy testing" for women. I went to one, once, when I thought I was pregnant ... this was over 2 decades ago, and I was married, but neither of us had insurance and we were poor, so we couldn't afford to go to a "real" doctor. I had taken a home pregnancy test and it came up negative, but it was over 12 weeks since my last period, so I was concerned. I went to one of these "clinics." I told them up front that I was married and would absolutely keep the baby if I was pregnant, but would need help with the bills and the pre-natal care. Here's how they "helped" me.
They took a urine sample, put it through a home-pregnancy test. While they were waiting for the results, they asked me to watch a video. You know the one. Where they show you a picture of a baby being murdered as if it's an "abortion" of a 12-week fetus but they fake the video so it looks like it's a full-term baby or whatever they do. It was very disturbing. I threw up.
Then they told me I was not pregnant. I asked, "then why haven't I had my period?" They said they couldn't help me, because they were not medical doctors, and could not make any diagnoses. I asked if they knew of any doctors who would offer a free check-up and be able to tell me why I hadn't had my period for 3 months. They did not.
That's when I went to Planned Parenthood, discovered I had an ovarian cyst, and was taken care of.
Why should I vote for a president that supports that?
Let me ask you: why would you donate one penny to an organization that works to tear down organizations like Planned Parenthood, while building up circus side-shows like that "crisis pregnancy center" I went to?
You really have to ask?