What do you think about Planned Parenthood?

Question

Do you know that 70% of underage girls that seek an abortion conceived the child with a man that is 18 or older?

Do you know that Planned Parenthood never alerts the authorities regarding cases of statutory rape?

A 14 year old girl could come in and admit that her boyfriend is 22 years old. She coud seek an abortion and Planned Parenthood would never alert her parents or the authorities.

What do you think? If your 14 year old daughter became pregnant and went to PP to get an abortion, would you want Planned Parenthood to alert you and ask your permission?

How do you feel knowing you 14 year old could go get an abortion without you ever knowing?

Answer 1

In most states you have to have a parent to get an abortion if the child is underage.  You cant just walk in and get one.  However you can get the morning after pill.  For the whole rape thing, the parents are the one who has to report it.  At least thats how it is in Ohio.  I knew a guy who was 20 and was "dating" a 14 year old.  Someone called the cops, and they said they cant do anything unless the parents or legal guardian reports it.

Answer 2

Well if an underage girl goes to Planned Parenthood and her boyfriend is 22, he will be arrested. However, if I did have a 14 year old daughter, which I don't, I would like to be contacted if she was having an abortion. They won't contact you though because teenagers need privacy to. It's like doctor/patient privacy. Unless she has a life threatening illness, you won't be contacted. Good luck. =]

Answer 3

Planned Parenthood is a horrible organization.  They are not about health care at all, they are all about making money.  They claim to be about "choice" but when a young woman goes in for pregnancy testing the only "choice" they offer (try to push actually) is abortion.  When I was having female issues I went to planned parenthood thinking it would be less expensive, as I was a single mom with no insurance.  It was so expensive I couldn't afford it, and ended up going to a real doctor who was actually affordable.  I don't recommend planned parenthood to anyone.

Answer 4

You are thinking about Planned Parenthood very one-tracked. Sure, you are a normal person, with normal values and a good family or support system. And in that case, Planned Parenthood seems useless and maybe even a bit troublesome. HOWEVER: there are many people/women/14 year olds you talk about with larger problems-in these cases Planned Parenthood serves its purpose and is quite beneficial for our society and the health of people who don't quite have the opportunities some of us have. For example, if you had a pregnant 14 year old, you would probably provide her with some kind of guidance, direction and support if she were in trouble or dating a 22 year old. There are, conversely, fourteen year olds with quite messed up families (some can even get pregnant by family members, you know) and no support system what so ever. What is your plan for those poor girls? Get pregnant, have their (horrible) parents notified, and then what happens? Who knows...

What I'm saying is, sure Planned Parenthood seems useless to you, because you are a "normal" person with normal values and norms. But there are plenty of people out there who need anonymity and choice, because they aren't as lucky as some of us. In these cases, Planned Parenthood is effective and serves its purpose.

Answer 5

Personally if my 14 year old daughter was having s*x, having s*x with a 22 year old, got pregnant and got an abortion all without me having any idea I would feel like I failed as a parent. Thats just me personally though. I don't think it should be up to the people at planned parenthood to make sure my daughter isn't sexually active with people that age...thats my job.

It makes sense that 70% of underage girls who have abortions got pregnant with men 18 or older really. Most of those girls are probably 16-17 years old and its really not that surprising that boyfriends would be 1-2 years + older. Now in the odd case like your saying 14 vs. 22...ya, thats pretty wrong, but I highly doubt thats the majority of the ages.

As for asking the parents permission for an abortion. I disagree with that. The girl/woman is responsible for what happens to that childs life. If a woman wants an abortion and for whatever reason isn't alloud to have one there is a much greater chance that childs life will not be a very happy one. I would personally rather have not been born than be born into a world not wanted by my parents.

Answer 6

If the girls and boys can not go to their parents for help then I am GLAD that they have PP...

Answer 7

I think that Planned Parenthood is a wonderful organization.  It provides birth control, s*x education, STD screening and treatment, and many other valuable services for women of all ages who might otherwise have no where else to go. I went there for many years -- affordable, compassionate health care and contraception services.

Health care providers are not the police.  If the s*x was consensual, they have no reason to even ask the age of the girl's partner.

(Reproductive health is a special catagory. Private doctors, emergency rooms, private clinics etc. also provide these services for minors, without contacting the parents, or the police.)

I would certainly hope that my relationship with my daughter is good enough that if she has any questions or concerns, that she would come to me.  But I would far rather that she get necessary birth control WITHOUT my permission [which I would give, but other parents might not], than to not get it at all, and get pregnant.  

And if she DID get pregnant, and decided that abortion was the best solution for her, again, I would much rather that she seek out the care she needs, rather than being afraid to go for help, for fear that the health care provider would tell me, or call the police.

Answer 8

Well, what alternative do you propose? If my 14 year old daughter got pregnant, h**l yes I'd want her to have an abortion.  What are the options for young teen mothers? They can drop everything - higher education, a normal social life - and focus on struggling to get by, or they could leave the kid with the grandparents to raise. Neither of those sound like great options.

If she was too scared to tell me - which I believe is completely understandable - I'd be glad that there were other support systems that she had access to.

By "underage girls," you're not just talking about 14 year olds. That statistic includes older teens as well. Sure, a 22 year old guy is too old for a 14 year old girl, but what about a 17 year old girl and a 19 year old guy? That's an underage girl and an over-18 boyfriend. It's not all about little girls being preyed on by pervy older men.

If girls are afraid that they'll get themselves or their boyfriends in trouble, they're not going to seek the help they need. If a teenage girl is pregnant, scared, and DOESN'T want her boyfriend arrested, Planned Parenthood is a valuable resource.

Like I said, ideally my children would tell me if they were in a situation like that, but if they didn't feel comfortable doing so, I'd want them to still do what's best for THEM - and that's where Planned Parenthood comes in.

Answer 9

i think that all planned parenthoods should be closed down.

READ THE NAME "PLANNED PARENTHOOD" IF IT IS TO BE PLANNED WHY DO THEY KILL BABY'S THERE? THEY SHOULD CHANGE THE NAME TO "PLANNED ABORTION CENTER" DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

Answer 10

"What do you think? If your 14 year old daughter became pregnant and went to PP to get an abortion, would you want Planned Parenthood to alert you and ask your permission?"

I would want them to, but the obvious reality is that if they were going to do that, my daughter wouldn't have gone there. If she didn't talk to me about it already, then she's made that decision and would only go some place that wouldn't tell me either.

"How do you feel knowing you 14 year old could go get an abortion without you ever knowing?

She can jump off a bridge or walk in front of a car also. Should we oppose bridges and cars?

We have to trust our kids. The world hasn't ever offered parents any other choice, other than perhaps locking them up someplace.

Answer 11

I think it's terrible I heard on the news that the only reason they exist is to get rid of the poor people because they assume that everybody who goes in there is poor and they want to end a pregnancy therefore the baby will never become poor.

Answer 12

I would hope that me and my daughter would have a good enough relationship that she could tell me these things and I would know who she is hanging out with and where she is going....