Planned Parenthood has been a staple in our lives for 99 years. The first birth control clinic was opened on October 16, 1916. According to Wikipedia (a source I told my students to neve ruse, BTW) Margaret Sanger, her sister Ethel Byrne, and Fania Mindell opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York. All three women were arrested and jailed for violating provisions of the Comstock Act, accused of distributing "obscene materials" at the clinic.
The so-called "Brownsville trials" brought national attention and support to their cause. Sanger and her co-defendants were convicted on misdemeanor charges, and they appealed this through two subsequent appeals courts. While the convictions were not overturned, the Judge that issued the final ruling also modified the law to permit physician prescribed birth control. Their campaign overall, then, led to major changes in the laws governing birth control and sex education in the United States.
Today PP offers many more services to women. They are a great source of information. They provide clear, up-to-date, medically accurate information that helps us better understand our sexual health. While the majority of those who would prefer to shut down the organization is information and conducting of abortion, Planned Parenthood provides many other services and information. They include information and counseling, and treatment of important aspects of our sexual health including:
- both women's and men's sexual health care
- body image
- general health care
- birth control, including the Morning After pill (emergency contraception)
- relationships
- pregnancy
- sexually transmitted infections and diseases
- sexuality
- sexual orientation and gender
- women's health
up-to-date,
clear, medically accurate information that helps you better understand
your sexual health. - See more at:
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/#sthash.pKmnM6V2.dpuf
up-to-date,
clear, medically accurate information that helps you better understand
your sexual health. - See more at:
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/#sthash.pKmnM6V2.dpuf
up-to-date,
clear, medically accurate information that helps you better understand
your sexual health. - See more at:
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/#sthash.pKmnM6V2.dpuf
For nearly 45 years I have been supporting the battle of reproduction
rights through rallies, protests, and volunteering. I stand behind this
organization that funds birth control, cancer screenings, and STI
testing, helps women and men decide what is best in many aspects of
their lives, and supports women during scary times in their lives.peace~~~
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