[SchmennaLeigh]

I just have problems trusting a woman who either lied about giving blood OR lied TO the red cross about being pregnant in order TO give blood. Either way, she lied. And a lie, in my book, wipes out credibility.

[Robbiesmomma]

Yikes!!
This thread got a little crazy.
I vote yes for Planned Parenthood. When I was a teen (and even into my early twenties) without medical insurance they were a godsend.
I had no medical insurance to pay for birth control and parents who did not explain anything to me (I learned about menstration through a book from the library). The prices at that time were affordable for someone working part-time. I am grateful to my best friend who drove me there for my appontments. I did not become a statistic because of the information I recieved from that clinic. Unfortunatly things have changed and the last time I stopped in with a teen to get information the prices had increased and they told me that their budget had been cut at a federal level. How sad. We will be seeing more teen pregnancys and more abortions because of this. Prevention is the key. Abstinance is not realistic for all teens. It should be taught as the first best choice but if you choose not, then here is what is next best.
Best wishes to all.
Becki

[SchmennaLeigh]

Robbiesmama; I think that the funds being cut varies from state to state, county to county. The county in which my college is, where I got my birth control in college, still remains at the same price for oral bc. (I don't know about the shot, etc, because those were not forms of bc that I used.)

[DeNaJa]

I can understand that logic, especially since you do not know this particular woman. I do hope the "a lie, in my book, wipes out credibility" applies across the board for you and would extend to include counselors, doctors, clinics and even Planned Parenthood where there have been instances of deception (as with the sting operation concerning statutory rape and not reporting it and not giving accurate fetal development information). I also hope this standard would apply to ALL, including yourself and others on this forum. Are your saying inyour whole life you have NEVER told a lie? Not one? If you have, then is all your credibility also "wiped out"? I am wondering what my friend, my daughter's birth mom, and her mother's incentive would be to lie?

I am not assuming that ALL clinics or ALL Planned Parenthoods operate in the same way, nor to I assume that all CPCs are the same...as with a thread started by numbr1dbcksfan concerning experiences with adoption (social workers, agencies, etc...) NOT all experiences are identical. We cannot use a giant brush to generalize and assume an experience unlike your own is therefore false and an automatic lie. I do not assume a negative story about a CPC is false simply becuase this has not been my experience nor to I assume all experiences at abortion clinics or with PP are as "horrific" as the ones my friend had and my daughter's birth mother had. I simply told their stories and for that I feel I have been attacked. I have told these same stories on this same board for years and this is the 1st time this has happened. Is it so beyond the realm of possibility that a woman could actually have a negative experience with abortion and/or with a clinic? I guess all the post-abortion groups are wasting their time and all the women in these groups are just dillusional. Frankly, I find it sad. We don't REALLY know each other on this board. How do we know if ANY of the stories we read are dnot fit into either the idology or worldview of those on this thread. I have not attacked any of you or questioned your integrity. Why have you made up your mind that I am a liar and what I say is false simply because it was not what you have experienced? Certainly you have not been to every clinic in the nation.

[Lissa01]

[quote=DeNaJa]I can understand that logic, especially since you do not know this particular woman. I do hope the "a lie, in my book, wipes out credibility" applies across the board for you and would extend to include counselors, doctors, clinics and even Planned Parenthood where there have been instances of deception (as with the sting operation concerning statutory rape and not reporting it and not giving accurate fetal development information). I also hope this standard would apply to ALL, including yourself and others on this forum. Are your saying inyour whole life you have NEVER told a lie? Not one? If you have, then is all your credibility also "wiped out"? I am wondering what my friend, my daughter's birth mom, and her mother's incentive would be to lie?

I am not assuming that ALL clinics or ALL Planned Parenthoods operate in the same way, nor to I assume that all CPCs are the same...as with a thread started by numbr1dbcksfan concerning experiences with adoption (social workers, agencies, etc...) NOT all experiences are identical.




I posted to this thread in July. MY experience with Planned Parenthood was always good. Friends and family members who have gone there pregnant have always had good experiences. I contacted a friend of mine who works for Planned Parenthood. They are also a non profit company. It should be said that if people dont want to get ridiculed for their posts because of another persons story or opinion then they shouldnt post. Let them post their own experiences. It will save alot of fustration.

[SchmennaLeigh]

In case you haven't noticed, I'm an honest, in your face girl. I may have lied as a teenager, but logic also states that people mature from teenagedom to adult years.

I can't remember the last time that I even told a white lie. I'm kind of blunt.