Resolved: The United States Federal Government should end its public funding for Planned Parenthood.

Contention 1: Perfect Duties My opponent claims that I have not supported my first contention, but that is completely false. We can see that this was provided in regards to my John Locke argument in this regards. I showed what a Perfect duty is that is that what protects the welfare of the people and ensures that the Social Contract is fully enforced. This escentially is that the government should protect it's citizens from themselves and foreign threats. [1] "That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves. "- Thomas JeffersonYou have probably seen this quote many times before, although, not all the way through. This is a key thing about the change from the government in the 1800's to the government today. Jefferson understood that the government had no business interveening in the lives of the average citizen. We can see that the government was only meant to protect the citizens and interveen very little in the public soceity which is why the Founding Fathers made the Government system so complex. We can both agree here that the funding of Public Funding of Planned Parenthood is indeed a Government business. Though one has to realize that the government offers many other programs on the same level from teaching abstinence to Sex education in schools. Now, more then ever, we have a large government and one that covers many things from the ACA. The ACA has began to force insurance companies to pay for contraceptions which is a key alternative to direct funding to Planned Parenthood. [2] We also cannot ignore the facts that I have brougth up last round that directly show that Planned Parenthood is detremental to soceity and not to mention that it mistreats their own employees. We cannot continue to fund an organnization that does these things and some how, in the wash of things, manages to loose $1.5 billion in federal funding. This is a key thing and these are key questions that we do not have the answers to and cannot fund an organization of this calliber. Contention 2: Moral HazardMy opponent does not seem to understand the key parts behind this argument. I realize that Planned Parenthood is a non-profit, however, there are many areas why this is a terrible and a Too Big to Fail industry. No it isn't Citi Bank nor General Motors, but it falls very close on the list. If you go out on the street and you ask any person, "Where can you get an abortion? " If you don't get assaulted by the Religious right chances are more likely then not you are going to hear Planned Parenthood. Now, there are tons of other abortion agencies out there, and yes I realize they offer more programs than just abortion, but the Left and most of soceity gives "special treatment" to Planned Parenthood. I know that they run off of donations, but they still make a good deal of money. I mean if you take a look at their website you can see plenty of ways they actually make money. [3] As Planned Parenthood isn't a charity, but they try to make a decent amount of money. When they cannot make enough then they hold their hands out and ask for money. I have shown last round that much of their money grabbing has been very "shaddy" from loosing government funds to maltreatment of workers. While what they do, the services they provide, is very nobel, their financial actions are not mirrored. The key thing on why they are concidered "Too big to Fail" is that they are the top Reproductive organization out there. [4] Now, they do not have a monopoly on the system, but if that is said then what is preventing the federal government from funding NNAF or Women's Reproductive Rights Assistence Project? What makes Planned Parenthood different when these other non-profit organizations do the same exact thing? It is simply that the company is too big for the government to let it go under even with private donations, which even in the most cases are good enough. It is simply that the government has allowed the business to grow too large, but has failed to allow the "Creative Destruction" process to go through and allow other companies like WRRAP and NNAF to rise and be on the same level as Planned Parenthood was. I mean, you don't see the federal government giving money to the NFL's 60 minutes of play program or TARC, do you? Then if that's the case then why Planned Parenthood? Those other two organizations also provide key services. Contention 3: The side of HydeMy opponent states that I am off topic, but once again this is a key part in the debate of which I had to continue my ellaboration in my 3rd round. It was that of me having expose that Planned Parenthood's transparency is about as clear as mud. I have shown last round that not only have they "misplaced" $1.5 billion of Federal funding, but there have been several cases of which they have preformed illegal abortions and even falsified paper work to do these things. Do we know they are not suppose to do this by law? Yes, but are we sure they follow this law? No, with their past and the fact that they are extremely corrupt in that regards by even only paying their workers at or bellow the poverty line. That shocking number, 92%! [5]As today's debate comes to a close we have to observe three key areas of analysis here: the duty of government, Planned Parenthood's actions, and Moral hazzard. We can see that Planned Parenthood has had a pretty shaddy business to the point where their transparency is about as clear as mud. We can see that not only do they mistreat their employees, but they constantly break the law and are caught misusing government funds. Why should we award companies that break the law and loose tax payers valuable money. I have shown that we can easily use it to fund something else or even give our tax payers a break and try to ballance the budget. We can also see that there are many other parenthood health agencies out there that are also non-profit and the government doesn't give them any special treatment. Planned Parenthood shouldn't be any different and should be defunded for the reasons that I have listed above and I have given proof throughout the debate. I thank you for your time and ask that you please vote Pro. Sources1. (. http://scholarship.law.duke.edu...)2. (. http://www.plannedparenthood.org...) 3. ( . http://www.plannedparenthood.org...)4. 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