Introduction

At the age of 27, Colleen discovered a lump in her breast but she was unable to visit a private physician due to the overwhelming cost of medical care. Colleen did not have any family previous members diagnosed with cancer, which led her to disregard her discovery. However, Colleen realized that Planned Parenthood offers free breast exams to lower income women, and after a visit at her local clinic, she learned that she was diagnosed with invasive stage 2 breast cancer. After her diagnosis, Planned Parenthood informed Colleen that she has many options to prevent cancer from growing. Colleen stated that she took the necessary steps such as “chemotherapy, radiation, a lumpectomy, and five years of hormone treatment” in order to prevent cancer from growing.

In 1916, Margaret Sanger, along with her sister, Ethel Byrne and Fania Mindell established the earliest birth control clinic in the United States. The debate on abortions was amplified in 1973 with Roe v. Wade when the United States Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional and that a woman has a right to privacy under the Fourth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. Planned Parenthood v. Danforth was an abortion case in 1973, requiring the parental consent and spousal notice for abortion procedures, which is similar to Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 1992, was an another attempt to restrict abortions by adding provisions such as informed consent, parental consent, spousal notice, “Medical Emergency” definition and Reporting Requirements. The United State Supreme Court upheld four of the provisions except for Spousal Notice. Despite what many people believe about Planned Parenthood, over the last 100 years, the organization has continuously overcome many challenges and advocated women’s reproductive rights. The government should fund Planned Parenthood because it provides various services to millions lower income individuals.

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