Sunday, January 22, 2017
In hundreds of health
centers, Planned Parenthood has supported and treated a large number of people
who would not have access to health care. This will not happen if Planned
Parenthood is defunded.
The care that is given helps
millions of low-income women and men, many of whom are young people who are
able to access quality preventive and basic health care like cancer screening,
birth control, STD testing and treatment, including HIV testing.
Defunding Planned Parenthood
will also negatively affect those patients who rely on Planned Parenthood
health centers for safe and legal abortion.
The loss of Planned
Parenthood health centers will cause a major health disaster for this country.
This will primarily impact the underserved, including people of color, people
who live in rural areas and people with low incomes. These people are the
majority of Planned Parenthood's patients, and they are already facing unfair
barriers to accessible health care. Where will they go then for care?
I have been a patient of
Planned Parenthood in the past when I was unable to get care through other
sources. The care was great, and I was treated well and with respect. With
their help and caring, I am doing well today and a strong supporter of Planned Parenthood
for 30-plus years.
Joan Csaposs
Albany
Reprinted with the author's permission
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