Early last month, I wrote a blog about the Regine's decision to withhold funds for Title X family planning programs, which include Planned Parenthood. I listed the ways this will affect everyday citizens. Yesterday, SCOTUS took it one step further and said that any state can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood. This means states can block ANY service provided by Planned Parenthood, not just abortion. So I'm back, repeating what I said before: 

Planned Parenthood is more than Abortion!

In light of this, I will reiterate the suffering that people will experience as a result of this decision. I have also included a YouTube clip with an interview discussing this decision and what it means.

On April 1, the Administration made the decision to withhold funds for Title X family planning programs. This includes Planned Parenthood. Of course, they used diversity, equity, and inclusion as their reason, but it's not fooling anyone. Planned Parenthood has always been on the chopping block for two reasons: 1) they provide safe abortion services, and 2) they provide healthcare services to low-income communities. 

Here's the thing: most conservatives don't know or don't care to know about point number two. All they see is abortion. The fact is, Planned Parenthood provides more than just abortion services; they provide sexual and reproductive healthcare services to patients of all genders, ages, races, sexual orientations, etc. 

By withholding Title X funding, cancer will go undetected, birth control access will be severely reduced, and the STI crisis will worsen. People will suffer.

​Let's further break this down.