http://feministing.com/2012/02/15/anti-choice-org-on-planned-parenthood-like-drug-dealers-but-with-sex/
Hard to believe, but this blog on Jessica Valenti's site feministing.com is about a legitimate video from the American Life League Report in which the host is ranting about how horrible Planned Parenthood is. It is just absurd, and condemns Planned Parenthood's practices of educating young people about sex. As we talked about in class, the majority of what planned parenthood does is provide people with health services and education. However, as we talked about, there is an ongoing conservative political uproar against Planned Parenthood, and this blog is just one of countless examples of anti-Planned Parenthood propaganda. Don't be fooled by this and other similar organizations' agendas - Planned Parenthood is simply trying to educate young people about their bodies and how to be healthy. Don't young people have a right to know the facts? Statistics show (and pretty much everybody knows) that regardless of the type of sex education (or lack thereof), people are going to have sex if they want to. Which it turns out (surprise!) a lot of people do. Some don't , and that's fine too! The question is - wouldn't we want our young people to know the FACTS about sex and sexuality, instead of COVERING UP or spewing MYTHS about this topic, which universally ALL humans have to deal with at some point in our lives??!!!!
By Courtney Potts
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