Planned Parenthood is known nationwide as a clinic that performs abortions. This often makes people view Planned Parenthood negatively. This is because of abortion is such a controversial subject in the United States. You being pro-life may not be a good reason for disliking Planned Parenthood because this organization does so much more than just performing abortions. Planned Parenthood’s mission is to provide reproductive and complementary health care, to educate, and advocate.

Planned Parenthood prides themselves on providing trustworthy and reliable health care to communities across the country. Most of their services include preventing unexpected pregnancies with contraception and preventing the spread of sexually transmitted infections by testing and treating, they also screen for possible cancers like cervical cancers. Planned Parenthood is also America’s leader in educating people about reproductive and sexual health. They do this through their community outreach programs. Planned Parenthood is often in the media for advocating for access to reproductive health care, education, and fighting to protect women’s reproductive rights. If you still think all Planned Parenthood just does abortions here’s an important fact, only three percent of their services are abortion services. Planned Parenthood provides over 270,000 pap tests and 360,000 breast exams. They also educate 1.5 million Americans about reproductive health. So to conclude abortions are just a small part of what Planned Parenthood does for communities in this country.

Sources:https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/annual-...