Planned Parenthood, Women's Health Services, and Alternatives

As the debate over defunding Planned Parenthood continues, the Democrats for Life of America (on whose board I serve) are among the leaders in presenting the evidence that such defunding does not have to mean withdrawing from women vital health services such as pap smears, mammograms, etc. We can (as the current bill provides) switch funding to community health centers, which provide such services on a far larger scale. The statistics are quite striking. (See here and here for further discussion.)

UPDATE: And here, DFLA's Kristen Day emphasizes how central the theme that "there are good alternatives" must be.