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  Flash back to age 23: Trial and error showed me that hormonal birth control doesn't mix well with my psych issues. IUDs caused me immense pain. After suffering mental health disturbances from hormonal birth control and having an IUD perforate my uterus, I was at wit's end. I had called dozens of doctors begging for a sterilization, but no one took me seriously. I was set in my decision to never have children, but doctor after doctor doubted me-- I was too young, too immature, and my poor little lady brain couldn't fathom such heavy decisions. I finally reached out to Planned Parenthood for guidance. They were able to advise me, get me in touch with an OBGYN surgeon, and ultimately allowed me to undergo a voluntary sterilization. Ten years later, I have zero regrets.
  Flash back to age 25: I was living in poverty and relied on a community health clinic for most of my healthcare. The clinic struggled to meet the needs of our city. When I found a lump in my breast, I called the community health clinic in a panic. The next available appointment was four months away.  A friend told me Planned Parenthood did breast exams, so I called the nearest Planned Parenthood. They were able to see me within a few days. After an exam, they assured me it was likely a cyst and got me in touch with a specialist for follow up. 
  Flash back to age 26: My (now-ex) was having a hell of a time accessing gender affirming healthcare. Planned Parenthood came through and was able to start him in HRT.
  Flash back to age 28: after a catastrophic break up, I was living a very sexually liberated life. Planned Parenthood was able to get me on PrEP (an HIV prevention med),i offer routine STI checks that I could actually afford, and gave me plenty of safer sex supplies.
  Planned Parenthood is an important healthcare resource for so many Americans. 
  They definitely prevent more abortions than they perform (by preventing unwanted pregnancies through education & contraception.) Not that the GOP wants to hear any of that...
context: We’re just getting started—we’ve got years of this bullshit ahead of us. >
  
  were going to spred AIDS and antibotic resistant STD'S as far and wide as we can you can thank mike pence for being the first to try this!  its not just gay or drug users that get AIDS republican lawmakers get it too! >
  
  The GOP taking over the senste sounds horrific. >
  
  The answer is of course it will hurt young women, that’s the goal.
  Predators like targets who have little to no sex-education and few responsible adults they can confide in. >
  
  Plus with all the children set for adoption and foster care the sex trafficking and abuse will be prolific in 5-10 years. >
  
  Are republicans back to this again?
  Didn't Oklahoma or something reject a ballot measure to ban abortion? Haven't they figured out that abortion isn't something people want to ban? That planned Parenthood should be funded? And that planned Parenthood funding doesn't fund abortions as is? >
  
  Conservatives want to punish and enslave women. That's all the anti abortion movement is. That's it. Everything else is their typical strategy of lies. >
  
  
  Conservatives want to punish and enslave women.
  
  Conservatives want to punish and enslave ~~women~~ __.
  Anyone not in their in group. >
  
  The difference being they want to enslave even the women in their group. >
  
  The Hyde Amendment already blocks federal funds for abortion.
  This is just to shut down Planned Parenthood entirely. >
  
  What this article does not seem to mention is Planned Parenthood’s work for the trans community. The vast majority of trans people I know get their hormones through PP. If PP shuts down, it will be catastrophic for the trans community all over the US & especially the west coast. 
  It bothers me that this is not mentioned in the article. Losing PP could really fuck up my friend’s lives.