Comments on: Let’s talk—Federal funding used to oppose U.S. policy

By: Marci D.

Marci D. — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:21:37 +0000

Everything is so well put, Traci. I have never respected Planned Parenthood or believed that they truly have people’s best interests at heart. Now you have added evidence to that belief. It saddens me to hear that they are receiving all this federal funding. I hope the truth of what they are doing comes into the light. Thanks.

By: Barb1124

Barb1124 — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:30:19 +0000

I would have to say that I disagree with most of the comments I have read. I feel it is the responciblity os the US to try and help uneducated people of the world to control the growing population problems of this world. Just telling third world people to just stop having sex outside of marriage is not going to work. Providing birth control methods seems to me the way to go. We as Christians should not force our beliefs on others, especially when it comes to family planning. The countries we are speaking of all poor, uneducated, and over poputaled. They can’t care and feed for the child they have alredy produced. What’s wrong with providing them with methods of birth control that will help solve the problem not add more babies to die of stravation and neglect. The astinence theroy is not a proving method of birth control. It’s a program that doesn’t work in our own country what makes you think it will work in other less educated countries? The US should not fund either method. If the US is going to fund a program then they should present both sides and let the people have a choice.

By: Ready or Not « Save It.

Ready or Not « Save It. — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:37:57 +0000

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By: David Bass

David Bass — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:10:54 +0000

Excellent job! I especially like your comparison of the funding differential between abstinence education and so-called “comprehensive” sex-ed approaches. There is so much hot air in the media over funding abstinence when in fact contraceptive-based programs get the largest share of the money. That point is rarely mentioned in the “mainstream” media.

By: Christa DeVette

Christa DeVette — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:50:06 +0000

After reading this article, I feel much more educated, yet somewhat surprised at my own ignorance on this topic. The US government’s actions to fund Planned Parenthood makes the government “backtrack” on the path of battling aids. I’m glad that there is federal funding for the promotion of abstinence in Africa, but I can only imagine how much more could be done if the money being given to Planned Parenthood were instead used for Abstinence based sexual education.

By: Randy Durham

Randy Durham — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:19:03 +0000

I applaud Mrs. Griggs for taking on Planned Parenthood in this article. As a taxpayer it appalls me to see what some of our hard earned and domestically needed resources are spent on at times. It we want to make a difference in Africa then providing immunizations for diseases and distributing chemically treated mosquito netting in malaria infested regions of subsaharan Africa would be a much better expenditure of resources than funding Planned Parenthood grants here in the US. Malaria kills more people in that region of the world than HIV/AIDS does. I do not mean to belittle the HIV/AIDS problem at all. It is horrendous. But as “Lisa’s Look” points out, changing human sexual behavior is difficult (especially when organizations like Planned Parenthood teach people that they cannot control their sexual appetites) and it will be much easier to get a culture to use a mosquito net than it will to get them use a condom. It amazes me that Planned Parenthood would have us believe that condoms are a cure all for this problem. They are not. Condoms only work when worn and then the failure rate is significant. The bottom line is that Planned Parenthood is a money-making abortion enterprise and in my opinion they do not warrant public funding of any kind. If someone wants to use a condom, let them pay for it. If they want to get an abortion, which is legal at this time, let them pay for it.

By: Jianco

Jianco — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:36:07 +0000

Planned Parenthood is a political social engineering machine that should NOT be funded by the US government. If they are so committed to women’s health let them raise their own money from Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. But I have NO interest in helping fund this anti-child organization. Planned Parenthood is like Grape Nuts: it is neither planned nor parenthood.

By: Jim K.

Jim K. — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:35:23 +0000

It’s amazing to me how an organization like Planned Perenthood can become so economically committed to their agenda that they take a firm stand against the attempts of the U.S. to offer genuine assistance to fight HIV/AIDS. I appreciate your thorough, non-emotional style, analysis and linked verification of your statements.

By: The AIDS Epidemic « Lisa’s Look at Global Communication

The AIDS Epidemic « Lisa’s Look at Global Communication — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:12:54 +0000

[...] AIDS Epidemic Tracy Griggs posted a blog condemning organizations that receive U.S. grant money and yet do not support U.S. [...]