What are the beliefs of Planned Parenthood?

We believe in trusting individuals and providing them with the information they need to make well-informed decisions about sexuality, family planning, and childbearing. We believe that women should have an equal place at life’s table and be respected as moral decision makers.

Why Planned Parenthood is so important?

Planned Parenthood health centers provided millions of people in the U.S. with contraception, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), lifesaving cancer screenings, and safe, legal abortion. At least one in five women has relied on a Planned Parenthood health center for care in her lifetime.

How does religion affect women’s reproductive rights?

Religion exerts an influence on civil authorities in the field of reproduction such as prevention or procreation and in issues such as abortion and infertility therapy. The Jewish attitude towards reproduction can be learned from the fact that the first commandment of God to Adam was be fruitful and multiply.

Can doctors refuse birth control?

Under the Trump-Pence administration’s refusal policies, health care workers in the U.S. and around the globe can deny patients services like birth control, abortion, sterilization, hormone therapy, and HPV vaccines. There are no protections for patients, not even in an emergency.

Is Planned Parenthood a good organization?

Planned Parenthood Federation of America is ranked second in a field of 19 stellar organizations in the National Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice category. Every year five million women, men, and teens worldwide rely on Planned Parenthood for high-quality, affordable health care, information and education.

How reliable is Planned Parenthood?

Through health centers, programs in schools and communities, and online resources, Planned Parenthood is a trusted source of reliable health information that allows people to make informed health decisions. We do all this because we care passionately about helping people lead healthier lives.

What are the pros of Planned Parenthood?

According to Planned Parenthood, 90\% of the services they offer are preventive care, which reduces a later burden of disease for women and healthcare costs for everyone. And access to safe and legal abortion services, which represents 3\% of Planned Parenthood’s work, means that women won’t turn to other means.

Is Planned Parenthood effective?

Research shows that Planned Parenthood health centers are better able to deliver high-quality, timely contraceptive care to more women than other types of publicly funded family planning providers.

How does religion have an impact on society?

It strengthens individuals, families, communities, and society as a whole. It significantly affects educational and job attainment and reduces the incidence of such major social problems as out-of-wedlock births, drug and alcohol addiction, crime, and delinquency.

Why does religion affect family planning?

Most who found family planning incompatible with their faith affirmed their responsibility to give birth to as many children as God would give them. Others found family planning to be acceptable given their moral responsibility to care for and protect their children by limiting the family size.

Can parents refuse treatment for their child for religious reasons?

Religious Beliefs are Not a Defense for Denying Treatment to a Child. Adults have the right to refuse their own medical care for religious or personal reasons. However, this legal right to refuse medical care does not extend to their children if it endangers the child’s welfare.