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Planned Parenthood is the American affiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. This institution offers assistance to couples, singles, children and teens, not only for sexual issues but also for many other reproductive health care problems. It militates for pro-choice policies, sexual education and more comprehensive health programs provided by the government. The organization is considered very controversial because they provide surgical abortion on request.

The history of Planned Parenthood began in 1916 when Margaret Sanger founded the first American birth control center in Brooklyn, NY. In time the number of services provided increased, and the focus rapidly switched to women’s right in terms of sexual freedom and choices. There are over 850 affiliates of Planned Parenthood working around the United States, and the clinics usually provide services such as:

-abortion;
-counseling on pregancy issues;
-birth control solutions;
-emergency contraception;
-medical tests and screening for breast, testicular and ovary cancer;
-pregnancy medical tests;
-treatment for sexually transmitted diseases;
-hormonal treatments for andropause and menopause;
-sexual education and more.

The government allocates considerable funds to Planned Parenthood, yearly, but there are other private sponsors of the organizations such as Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Nevertheless, there is also pressure on the government to stop the support for Planned Parenthood, and many for-life organization make efforts in that direction. The right to abortion that the Planned Parenthood supports is considered very controversial and there is a number of laws that the organization fights against.

Planned Parenthood is for total sexual freedom and the possibility to make choices, and therefore opposes all forms of restrictions. Whether it be right or wrong, that is for everyone to tell for his/her part. Yet, it seems that the open discussion of abstinence and birth control methods is far more efficient for teens’ sexual education, and so far, this policy has given good results. If Planned Parenthood manages to reduce the number of abortions and inherent emotional traumas that derive from such interventions, it means that their efforts in favor of efficient birth control are worthy of appreciation.

Moreover, Planned Parenthood supports the testing of new contraceptives, but lots of reasons still make the organization controversial. Some matters have been the subject of public debates while other have never reached the eyes or ears of the media. The White House’s policy towards abortion may tip the scales to one side or another. We’ll see to which…

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