Resolved: Planned Parenthood should be abolished in the US

Rebuttal 1: Opponent claims My opponent claims that I stated that the only way that women can get health care is through Planned Parenthood. I never claimed this. I only stated that they are an important factor when it comes to women’s health care. Rebuttal 2: Abuses customers I will concede that at some clinics, Planned Parenthood does sometimes abuse its clients. But that only tells us that we need better people in the clinics. My opponent also forgets the fact that without Planned Parenthood, we have black market abortions and women looking toward dangerous alternatives which could be life threatening, such as the drug I have mentioned before. Also, Planned Parenthood may have some criminal activity inherent in these clinics. Those people need to be charged for theft, but today we are looking at a much broader spectrum where we see that as a whole, Planned Parenthood does try to help women get the medical treatment they need. Look toward my contention discussing the horrors of looking toward other ways for an abortion. Keeping this in mind, what we have to realize is this, we either provide a safe way to get an abortion or suffer the effects of having women depend on other ways to get an abortion. Rebuttal 2: Black genocide I will concede that the original intent of the creator of Planned Parenthood wanted to control the black population. However, the organization is not run by the original intent. The organization’s entire purpose is to give support to women who need help. Also, there are people who use these services who are not black. In fact according to NPR citing the Guttmacher Institute in 2014, this is actually a pretty common misunderstanding. “In 2014, the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health research center, surveyed all known abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood clinics, in the U.S. (nearly 2,000) and found that 60 percent are in majority-white neighborhoods.” http://www.npr.org... Not only this, but let us look at the other claim my opponent offers about inhuman indecencies happening to these fetuses. According to the actual producer of the video, Davis Daleiden, the entire video was made entirely false, including edits and other such changes. According to PoliticusUSA, the video contained 43 edits and multiple quotes used out of context and falsely attributed to Planned Parenthood. There was actually an interview on CNN on the following link. http://www.politicususa.com... Still don’t believe me? Here is a different source as well that may be considered more concrete for you. http://www.factcheck.org... Rebuttal 3: Legal precedent Let us realize that, unlike the Supreme Court, Congress does not interpret the constitution, the Supreme Court does, meaning that the legal precedent from Roe v. Wade is simply superior. The legislative branch simply makes the laws, and does not interpret them until it is due time for the Supreme Court to do just that. Thus, despite the valiant effort made, we can’t take the bill into account when dealing with this issue. Also, remember, the 1st amendment does not apply either as the Supreme Court has determined that the mother ultimately has the final say, and since the Supreme Court interprets the constitution, that argument falls on its head. After all, Marbury v. Madison is the decision that determined judicial review in the power of the Supreme Court. http://www.pbs.org... Rebuttal 4: Economy My opponent claims that his article shows how Planned Parenthood wastes money without regard to the amount of people it brings into jobs due to not having teen pregnancies which decreases the chance of succeeding in school or in college. Also, due to the educational services provided, teen pregnancy has fallen, which means less people on welfare due to not being able to attend school. If we turn toward the Center for Disease Control and Prevention we can also see the following: “In 2010, teen pregnancy and childbirth accounted for at least $9.4 billion in costs to U.S. taxpayers for increased health care and foster care, increased incarceration rates among children of teen parents, and lost tax revenue because of lower educational attainment and income among teen mothers.” http://www.cdc.gov... There is such of a thing as necessary expenditures as well. Look toward my final contention’s sources if you remain unconvinced. Good luck.