I am curious if either of you has ever had any experience in PP or actually know about it other than the abortion label? When I was a student I worked in one. It did not provide AB services altho it referred out if that was requested. The need for an AB is considered a failure. The whole point is to prevent the need and that is what PP is based on. In the clinic I was at this was truly the only option for accessing care for many of these women. If you are really against abortion/funding it, it would seem that blocking funding to birth control is an odd way to achieve the goal of not having it occur.
In a routine visit PP (in my experience, which of course is anecdotal) provided screen for cervical cancer, screen for STDs, teaching on prevention/risk of STD, tobacco cessation, nutrition, screening for anemia, BP checks, breast checks, skin checks, counseling regarding risk of alcohol and other drugs, mental health screening. If anything medical was found outside of the GYN realm then the appropriate referral was made for the patient to access care for what ever was discovered.
Pretty sure that without that thorough medical appt many of those people would have gone on to cost us (the taxpayers) mucho buckos if untreated. If this is purely $ then each kid that we helped the person prevent is not currently on the welfare rolls (and all this without ever seeing or assisting in an abortion).
