There has been a lot of
controversy between Planned Parenthood and Texas Conservatives because of
Planned Parenthood's affiliation with abortion, which by law federal funding can’t
be used for abortions. Texas legislators passed a law that any program affiliated
with abortion will not be in the Women’s Health Program. By passing this law this essentially stopped
federal funding to Planned Parenthood which provides about 90% of the funds
because it isn’t under the Women’s Health Program.
The main reason that
Texas legislators made the right decision is because the federal government
should not provide funding for medical care of any. This is the individual’s
responsibilities. Government dependency should be at a minimum, but on the
other hand I do agree with a lot with what Planned Parenthood stands for. One
of these is the freedom of woman to make choices whether it is using a contraceptives
or the pro-choice viewpoint. I find Planned Parenthood’s mission coincides with
my strong thoughts about individual freedom:
“Planned Parenthood believes in the fundamental right of each
individual, throughout the world, to manage his or her fertility, regardless of
the individual's income, marital status,
race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or residence.”
But I also believe that minimum
government will help individuals accomplish this goal. Not the other way around
when the government gets involved and funds programs like these.
To some this idea of the
Government not funding programs like this seems selfish. The only way for this
country to become stronger is first by becoming stronger as an individual and
then becoming stronger as a whole. My overall view point on this wasn’t a
conservative one of pro-life, but one of minimum government and government dependency. The perfect balance is if Planned Parenthood
could be funded by other sources other than the federal government. In a
perfect world this would come solely from private donors.
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