Class Blog Review: Funding Cut Crisis?

Recently our country’s budget crisis has become an increasing concern for many people.  The question of where to cut funding from is an important issue that needs to be solved.  In Sarah Clifton’s post, "Funding Cut Crisis?” she explains how many conservatives are trying to cut funding from Planned Parenthood in support of anti-abortion.  Clifton explains that cutting funding for Planned Parenthood will not only affect abortions, but also essential programs for women, children and even men.  This would include services such as women’s and men’s wellness exams, STD testing, birth control, and family planning.  I believe Clifton makes a good point in saying that cutting services to Planned Parenthood would affect abortion rates, but could also end up hurting people who cannot afford family planning heath care on their own and may turn to illegal methods to obtain services.

I agree that funding should not be cut from essential health services like Planned Parenthood especially not just because of anti-abortion conservatives and I don’t agree with the conservatives that they should get a say in how their tax money is spent.  Individual citizens don’t get a say on who gets federal funding or how their tax money is spent either.  I believe that funding for Planned Parenthood is very important and the services that they provide are essential.  Clifton’s blog post makes the main point of how important all the services are to our citizens’ health and safety and the arguments are clear and reasoned.  I also agree that although budget cuts will obviously be necessary, cutting this type of health care funding should not be an option.