If Washington politicians move to defund Planned Parenthood, more than 30,000 Pennsylvanians could end up without reproductive health care. Across our state, Planned Parenthood health centers, like Allentown Medical Center, serve more than 90,000 women and men per year.
Protestors rally in support of Planned Parenthood. nj.com file photo
If Washington shuts down Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood, about one-third of these patients will lose their health care because of an inability to pay. The vast majority of these patients, about 70 percent, live 150 percent below the federal poverty line. They are truly the neediest among us. They would have nowhere to turn for reproductive health care without Planned Parenthood.
If Planned Parenthood is defunded, we can expect to see a healthcare crisis in our communities, in our state and across our nation, as so many of us would lose access to services. If we have women in crisis, we have children in crisis. For the health of our families and our communities, Planned Parenthood must continue to receive federal funds.
Christine M. Condon
Whitehall
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