Planned Parenthood Gets The Shaft
December 20, 2005 Uncategorized
We’ve received this email a couple of times and decided to post it for y’all. We had no idea. Looks like the Lege got their opportunity to screw over poor women.
Turns out the good ol’ boys at the Texas state legislature cut Planned Parenthood’s funding by 45% last Friday. The Texas Department of State Health Services “reallocated” more than $12 million in state family planning funds, according to Planned Parenthood.
Full email after the jump.
” This morning I dragged myself out of bed before dawn to be at Planned Parenthood and wait for my annual exam. At 9:30, myself and the 25 other women (of color. of course) grumbled in solidarity and confusion, wondering why we were still waiting and shivering. Finally an employee opened the doors and corralled us inside just to inform us that there would be no walk-in exams today. Are you kidding me? I thought. Nope. No joke.
“Turns out the good ol’ boys at the Texas state legislature cut Planned Parenthood’s funding by 45% last Friday. The Texas Department of State Health Services “reallocated” more than $12 million in state family planning funds, according to Planned Parenthood. I stood in the office stunned while 3 mothers began to cry. Another women, at least 65 years old, turned to me and asked, “que dijo?” what did she say?
“As I tried to explain what I still didn’t understand, I began to feel my anger swell. Overnight one of the safest, most reliable, most critical social services vanished. All patients over 24 years old have to find new clinics. I stood waiting for the chance of one more pack of birth control pills, asking questions answered with shrugs and apologies, watching faces full of desperation. When my name was called I tried again to get more information, but the fact was clear and simple: accessible family planning and women’s reproductive rights are not a priority. I was reminded of a poignant song lyric by The Coup, “Preacher man wanna save my soul, ain’t nobody wanna save my life”. I left with a pack of pills after giving all my $35, sat in my car and cried.
“Here’s the kicker. Texas lawmakers are promoting crisis pregnancy centers instead. That’s right, slash funding for sexual health and preventive services and create crisis centers. This country is a crisis center. And soon already full emergency rooms will attempt to deal with the consequences of this crisis in the forms of unwanted pregnancies and late-term, preventable sexual diseases. “I want to see those lawmakers walk into clinics all over this state and have the guts to tell a room full of women, “sorry, go home and buy condoms” or “sorry, god willed those children and you’re on your own to figure out the rest”. I want them to watch women lose the thread of hope they were gripping.
“So now what? Write letters and make phone calls? I don’t think so. The truth is I don’t know what to do. I do know nothing will be done if people don’t know. So start talking with one another, start talking to the women in your lives. Call Planned Parenthood and ask what you can do. ”
Comments (19)
Shouldn’t it be called unplanned parent hood?
no you dumb hick …thats what your mama said…back the fuck off today I am not in the mood to read your shit
“Shouldn’t it be called unplanned parent hood?”
It will be now. No birth control pills for patients over 24? That’s just great.
Pity. Less state funding for f*cking or infanticide.
Nothing here to see, people. Go back to your lives.
I am fag you dumb ass…It’s been 15 years since I last knocked anyone up.
Whatever, loser.
Jake tried to use the pills, but they kept falling out of his ass.
LMAO!
Owned!
This pisses me off no end, fuckin Christian right wingnuts. They take away The Pill, they take away abortion, and yet half of them are cheating on their wives with girlfriends who BETTER DAMN WELL BE TAKING THE PILL BECAUSE I’M NOT GETTIN CAUGHT IF YOU GET YOUR SLUTTY ASS PREGNANT. what about those of us who just want to get LAID?! Girls just wanna have fun, man!
And p.s., Jake, if you are not in the mood to read Wonk’s shit than don’t fuckin read today. Personally, I’m not in the mood to be told by yet another whiny spoiled brat that he doesn’t like someone disagreeing with him. Good god, people. God forbid someone wants to disagree with you. And you bitch and moan about president bush manipulating hte masses - yet you don’t want any of us on here to read the other side of the argument. Piss off.
Stop trying to kiss my ass drinks! I’d prefer it if you gave me a rimjob instead.
Gross.
snrub… damn dude, if you want Jake to fuck you just ASK HIM. He might take pity on you and tap that ASS!
You too, Wonk. Come on out of the closet, girls.
The only person looking for a butt plugging around here is you, Trey. I prefer Labradors and family members.
Thanks Drinks….you sexy lady you.
You know who the real Wonk is.
Hey drinks, how about some of the old rubber hose and astrolube treatment?
i can just *tell* who the real wonk is.
O just shut the fuck up already
Jealous are we? Pity.
lol that’s hilarious