, 2010). This would also adversely impact younger, sexually active women more because they have a greater likelihood of having multiple partners and not being in a long-term relationship such as marriage or cohabitation (Sassler, Miller, and Favinger, 2009).
C. Unwanted Pregnancies
Linked to the issue of reduction in contraceptive use, there will be an increase in unwanted pregnancies, particularly for teen women (Harper et al., 2010). Cuts in funding that cause increases in the cost of birth control will lead to a decrease in use of birth control, leading to more unintended pregnancies. Planned Parenthood also offers services to terminate unintended or unwanted pregnancies through oral and surgical methods (Fjerstad et al., 2009).
A reduction in funding would likely make these services more expensive, which would add to the difficulties faced by poor women. Increased costs of contraception led to discontinuing birth control and engaging in unprotected sex that, in turn, led to an unintended pregnancy that cannot be terminated because of the increased costs of these services. Planned Parenthood has also developed means of terminating pregnancies that, over time, have decreased adverse effects such as serious infections (Fjerstad et al., 2009). Funding cuts would lead to decreased access to high quality reproductive health services for low income women.
D. Preventative Care and Education
Planned Parenthood also offers routine preventative care and offers education and counseling on sexual health issues (Tanne, 2011). Preventative care can help identify abnormal or precancerous cells in a woman's genital areas during a routine pap smear, helping prevent cancer or detect it much earlier (Klerman et al., 2007). Other diseases and conditions can be prevented or detected early for treatment with the services offered by PPFA. Education also contributes to a woman's ability to prevent reproductive health problems (Harper et al., 2010). Planned Parenthood helps educate youth on safe sex,...
However, it can be augmented by public donations in order to help avoid relying on government funds. According to the research, "an outpouring of public donations helps Planned Parenthood significantly expand our breast health training, outreach, and medical programs -- and helps several thousand more low-income patients get biopsies and other advanced diagnostic screening" (Planned Parenthood, 2013, p 7). Currently, public donations only accounted for about 26% of the organization's
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