In this blog post, Dolores is discussing whether or not Planned Parenthood should receive federal/state funding under the Texas Women's Health Program. She firmly believes that they should.
Firstly, she does a good job of alluding to her own personal experience as a reference for her stance. She claims that Planned Parenthood has helped her in the past, and that experience is irrefutable (because it is just that- personal experience).
The only objection I have with the points that she makes is that she claims that Planned Parenthood doesn't promote abortions. This kind of a claim has to be backed by some evidence or statistics, because it simply doesn't seem true (unless proven). For instance, Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion provider in the US and in Texas. For instance, in 2004, for every 1 person they refer to adoption agencies, they perform 138 abortions. And on top of that, Planned Parenthood is still a business. Abortion is one of the primary ways that they get paid, so it seems like common sense that, in order to thrive as an organization, they must promote abortions.
Overall, I would say Dolores has done a good job of sharing her own experience as support for her claims, but her research and evidence is lacking.
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