1. By: Katherine Tillman and Justin WAughtal
Planned Parenthood
By: Katherine Tillman and Justin WAughtal

2. History of Planned Parenthood
Margaret Sanger 
Founder of planned parenthood
A nurse and educator
Had the idea that woman should be able to control their own bodies
  "birth control" term is coined
 October 16, 1916– First birth control clinic opens in Brooklyn, New York 
Open for 9 days
 Comstock Law is broken, Sanger jailed for 30 days
 Sanger travels to spread her knowledge and vision.
 1923 – Birth Control Research Bureau in Manhattan, later merged with American Birth Control League and became Planned Parenthood Federation of America, INC (PPFA) 

3. History of Planned Parenthood
1936 – Court ruling, allowed birth control and information could be legally distributed in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont
1948 – Planned Parenthood gave a small grant to a few biologists to develop a birth control pill
1956 – First human test for birth control pill
In Puerto Rico, there was no informed consent and the pill had bad side effects 
FDA – May approved the birth control pills
Safer and more effective than the pills testing in Puerto Rico
1970 – Law was passed that created public funding for family planning and sex education programs in U.S., New York legalizes abortion and is the first center to offer abortion services
1973- Supreme court rules in favor of abortion rights, safe and legal abortion within 3 months of pregnancy in all 50 states

4. History of Planned Parenthood
1987- Offer free or low-cost HIV testing 
1996 – Launched website (
Easy access to medical and sexual health information for everyone
1999 – FDA approved Plan B emergency contraception - "morning after pill"
2000 – FDA approved mifepristone - "abortion pill"
2005 – First Planned Parenthood affiliate began providing hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
2006 – HPV vaccine is approved and available at Planned Parenthood facilities
2016- Supreme Court rules that states can't create rules that restricted people from getting an abortion

5. Overview of Services provided
Women's services (pelvic exams, cancer screenings, etc.)
Men's services (cancer screenings, sexual dysfunction, etc.)                                    
STD testing, treatment and vaccines
Patient education (sexual and reproductive health)
LGBT services (healthcare services, hormone therapy, etc.)
HIV services
General Health Care
Emergency Contraception
Birth control
Abortion services and referral

6. Political arguments in Support of PP
Political arguments in support of Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood is more than just abortion services
Planned Parenthood provides other essential health services:
STD/STI Testing
Contraception
Cancer screening and prevention
Women's health services (Prenatal Care)
General health services
Sex education

7. Political arguments against PP
Planned Parenthood performs 35% of all abortions in the United States
This correlates with people who are Pro-Life because they disapprove of abortions
The focus of the organization has been shifting away from preventative care and women's health to and focusing more on abortions
Cancer screenings by Planned Parenthood have decreased by 50% since
It has an attitude towards sex that is too casual
They give out contraceptives willingly in a way that suggests that sex is expected and normal for young adults

8. Intro to the Abortion Background info
Abortion is a medical procedure that is preformed to terminate a pregnancy
Abortion first became legal across the United States after the Roe v. Wade Supreme court case in 1973 after being legalized in several individual states already
The 2 main types of abortion are in clinic abortion and medication abortion
Medication abortions are usually utilized within the first 2 months of pregnancy
In clinic abortions are usually conducted in pregnancies that are further along than 2 months
Abortion statistics from CDC (2015) 
638,169 abortions were conducted in the U.S. in 2015
188 abortions per 1,000 live births
91.1% of abortions were performed at <14 weeks after gestation

9. Basis behind the Pro-Life Argument
Arguments and Opinions on Abortion
Pro Life-
At conception when the zygote is first formed, it contains human DNA that is different from the mothers which classifies it as a separate organism.
In the embryonic period, the embryo fits the criteria established to be considered living: metabolism, growth, and reaction to stimuli.
Because this human organism that lives within the mother has separate DNA and is considered to be living, it is logical to say that killing the living human is murder
Abortions are acceptable in any case where the mother's health might be in danger because of the baby

10. Basis behind the Pro-Choice Argument
Arguments and Opinions on Abortion
Pro Choice-
It is the woman's right to decide whether to terminate the pregnancy or not
Woman's right over her body
Pro – life suggest that the fetus is a living organism and human beings have the right to live, but the fetus is fully dependent on the woman's body because it can't survive on its own outside the womb.
Banning abortion would violate a woman's right to control her body

11. Economic There are about 600 facilities around the U.S.
Funding: about $2.1 billion/year

12. Bibliography
“Family Research Council.” The Best Pro-Life Arguments for Secular
Audiences, 
Parenthood, Planned. “The History & Impact of Planned Parenthood.” Planned Parenthood,  us/who-we-are/our-history
Parenthood, Planned. “What Facts about Abortion Do I Need to Know?” Planned Parenthood,
“Abortion Debate.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Mar. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_debate.
Millstein, Seth. “How To Win Any Argument About Abortion.” Bustle, Bustle, 17 Dec. 2018, pro-choice-11-arguments-against-abortion-access-debunked.
“Five Very Important Reasons To Support Planned Parenthood.” The Odyssey Online, 25 Aug. 2017, important-reasons-to-support-planned-parenthood.
Parenthood, Planned. “Facts & Figures.” Planned Parenthood,
“Why Defund Planned Parenthood?” ProtestPP, protestpp.com/about/.
Attia, Abby. “7 Reasons Why Planned Parenthood Should Not Get Government Money.” MyHeritage, reasons-why-planned-parenthood-should-not-get-government-money/.
Lee, Michelle Ye Hee. “Paul Ryan's Claim That for Every Planned Parenthood Clinic, 20 Health Centers Provide Care.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 18 Jan. 2017, parenthood-20-health-centers-provide-care/?utm_term=.f0386b4135af.