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Not if you're in a poor area. You have to deal with doctor trying to avoid you, get rid of you, And Not call in your medicine. Then you have to look else where. And you run into the same things at the next doctor place . That's supposed to help the poor. So no there isn't health care everywhere. Anyways get rid of planned parenthood. Other profit places will be available to do abortions and poor people will get screwed.
Your post is totally on point in regards to how Planned Parenthood provides vital healthcare - much of which is unrelated to abortions - to many people who would otherwise struggle to obtain it. The United States government has a reliable database system for identifying underserved areas; it is calculated by the Health Resources and Services Administration, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. According to their data, as of the spring of 2017, more than half of Planned Parenthood facilities are located in what is deemed as health professional shortage areas - rural or medically underserved areas.
Even in more affluent areas Planned Parenthood is an asset to many. At Cedars Sinai in Beverly Hills, unless there is a medical concern grave enough for you to be able to jump the queue, it typically takes five months or longer to land an appointment with a gynecologist or an endocrinologist, the physicians who most frequently prescribe the same medications as Planned Parenthood clinics. The cost is steep, even with insurance. When I saw a gynecologist there in 2015, even with my endocrinologist having called and prioritized me, it took six weeks to get in to see her. I'm still under my parents' insurance, so I'm not sure what portion of the bill we were ultimately responsible for, but the visit itself was $575 for less than thirty minutes, plus a small fortune more for tests. (The appointment was not related to pregnancy or a desire to prevent one from happening.) This is not an anomaly or unique to high-income areas; across the country it can take considerable time to get an appointment with a physician, and then the cost of it can be steep. With Planned Parenthood you can often walk in and be seen that day or within a reasonable time frame. A friend went to one for the precise problem I had (it's not uncommon for teens who are underweight and highly athletic to have delays and issues that can be alleviated by birth control medication) and had the same test, and was given the exact same medication, much more expeditiously and affordably.
As I mentioned in my previous post here, I also have friends who've gotten their medication for PCOS, one of the most common endocrine issues impacting women, from Planned Parenthood. Birth control is a misnomer because it's often prescribed for reasons other than contraceptive purposes, and obstacles to receiving it are as cruel as they'd be for making it harder to receive any other medication. For women with PCOS, it can help to shrink cysts that can become so large and painful they interfere with the ability to walk and function normally. It can help to clear up cystic acne that is deep within the skin and throbs, causing both physical pain and the emotional pain from the assault to your self-confidence. It also can reduce the risk of developing specific cancers.
I also have a guy friend who reached out to me for confidential assistance after I'd posted about how Planned Parenthood now has an app (but it's only available in California and a few other states) that enabled people to discuss issues with doctors and order medication that is discreetly delivered to them. They do not just provide healthcare for females. They also provide an array of healthcare for males, including UTI (urinary tract infection) medication. My friend had an infection, most likely caused from him being a swimmer, but he was too embarrassed to seek treatment for it in person, even though it was most definitely not sexually transmitted. He used the app to discuss it and get the appropriate meds that cleared it up. Another benefit of Planned Parenthood is that in some states if you are under the age of 21, you can receive medical care from them irrespective of your parents' income or insurance situation. That is helpful to college students with limited finances.
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