Comments on: Happy Holidays! Here’s An Abortion!

By: Mamaof2blessings

Mamaof2blessings — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:35:28 +0000

People can afford birth control…its free. Don't have Sex if you are not ready to have a child! Sex is designed for marriage and with that then comes children! It is disgusting. An abortion is murdering a child!

By: Rie

Rie — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:55:31 +0000

These gift certificates can be used towards exams, contraceptives, AND abortions. I'm betting that most people who get a hold of one of these certificates with use them for the first two services rather than the one.

It's not like $25 would completely cover the cost of an abortion anyways… It could, however help pay for a few months worth of birth control, or antibiotics for a UTI or yeast infection.

By: malissalinn

malissalinn — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:10:33 +0000

That's pretty sad. An abortion is not a decision to make in haste, or take lightly. There are so many risks involved, health problems, scarring, infertility. Way to make young women feel that abortion is a safe and normal form of birth control. How mis-leading and deranged. This has got to be some nasty joke, no?

By: Madeline

Madeline — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:07:27 +0000

You know, althought I am prochoice, I do not think abortion sohuld be used as a form of birth control. It shuld be used under only the circumstance of a true mistake. Abortions shouldn't be handed out like coupons. If money is the deal, there are plenty enough places you can get them for free or for limited amounts of money if you aren't very dense-headed and know how to research.

By: Tessa

Tessa — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:53:16 +0000

Considering that thousands upon thousands of Americans do not have any form of health insurance, I think this is a great idea. It is vital that a woman gets an annual Pap smear and so many women forgo this medical treatment since they cannot afford it. Planned Parenthood has come up with an ingenious way to show that women's health is just as valuable and important a gift to give or receive as any consumer good is hailed as. And I know a few of my just out-of-college girlfriends who could definitely use this as their present.

By: Alice

Alice — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:43:42 +0000

I don't think it's so much disgusting as just tacky – like getting someone paper clips or socks.

By: Kay

Kay — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:06:20 +0000

I would have loved one of these when I younger. I've never had an abortion and would prefer never to get one, but in high school I got all my birth control from Planned Parenthood, and it was a big financial commitment. Birth control is incredibly expensive and oftentimes isn't covered by medial insurance. Most of the services Planned Parenthood provides, like more affordable birth control, help prevent unintended pregnancies and do more to prevent abortions then most pro life activists.

If anything, the existence of this as a gift just sadly reflects on the state of our national health care system, particularly for women's health.

The title of the post and image are misleading and disgusting. That is not what the gift certificates look like.

Lastly, the prevalence of "abortion as a form of birth control" is a MYTH perpetuated by anti choice activists. Abortion is an expensive and invasive procedure. I can't imagine a woman who could afford, in terms of money OR her health, to get constant abortions. Getting one abortion, especially a late term one, costs more than months and months worth of birth control, and I highly doubt any insurance company would cover an excessive amount of repeat abortions, or any reputable clinic performing them.

By: Thalassa

Thalassa — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:43:28 +0000

I agree with the comments above, re: the post is misleading. The gift certificates were introduced by Planned Parenthood of Indiana in order to meet a need they perceived. Women who were recently unemployed or uninsured were calling in asking how much birth control and Pap smears would cost them at a PP Clinic. They decided gift certs the could be used toward preventive health care would be a really nice gift idea, but declined to put restrictions on the use because women who have insurance could more easily use them to cover their copayments that way. (PP accepts insurance for their health services, as long as your insurance plan covers them.) The right-wingers got hold of that information, and even though 87,000 of PP Indiana's 92,000 clients last year were there for something OTHER than abortion, they started screaming that PP was selling "abortion gift certificates".

By: Marian

Marian — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:45:34 +0000

I think this post is misleading. If you go to the article that is cited in this post, you will find that Planned Parenthood is making available general gift certificates that can be used for any of their services, such as contraceptives and other health services, including abortions. The actually certificate does not state: “Merry Christmas! I heard you wanted an abortion – here you go!” The gift certificates are for ALL Planned Parenthood services.

By: calrose

calrose — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:00:35 +0000

I agree with you guys-this post is way off the mark. Please don't put post such misleading information that is obviously meant to piss people off.