America has a strange and oftentimes confusing relationship with sex. We use it to try and sell everything from cars to food yet, it is almost never talked about in public. This has led to a somewhat unhealthy view of sex in the US. While it is only natural and something that almost everyone will do in their lifetime at least once, there isn’t really any focus on trying to inform those who really have no experience or knowledge of the ins and outs of sex and being safe. That is what Planned Parenthood is for. While many people may believe Planned Parenthood to only be about abortion and administering the morning after pill, Planned Parenthood is actually a nonprofit organization that tries to help anyone and everyone be informed about a variety …show more content…
But, as stated previously, abortion rates are at a record low. What these people do not realize is that it is because of organizations such as Planned Parenthood that abortion is on the decline. According to a report done by the Guttmacher Institute (a research and policy organization advocating for and committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health across the U.S.), “In 2014, publicly funded contraceptive services helped women prevent 1.9 million unintended pregnancies. Without these services, the U.S. rates of unintended pregnancy, unplanned birth and abortion each would have been 68% higher, and the teen pregnancy rate would have been 73% higher.” The guttmacher institute also has stated that, “only 37 % of [school health centers] dispense contraceptives”. With numbers like these, one would be hard pressed to say that Planned Parenthood is not doing a great service for the American people and to want to get rid of it is absurd. If we mean to eradicate abortion (save for extreme circumstances) like those who oppose abortion want, we must focus on keeping Planned Parenthood around and advocating for it to grow and, dare I say it, receive more funds from the government to further extend their reach. My thinking is that, if everyone in the U.S. were to donate $1 a year (alternatively there could just be a raise in taxes by $1 or however that works I’m not exactly sure) this would create an extra $315 million dollars (as of 2014) per year for Planned Parenthood to do more. They could hold events such as pass out condoms at colleges or hold assemblies at the high school/college level talking about safe sex and letting people ask questions in a safe environment where they can feel like they are not going to be laughed at or get bullied. Afterwards it can be extended to meetings held within communities or cities to inform those who possibly aren’t aware of such