Planned Parenthood's Quiet Role in the U.S. Election Most important, however, was the influence of special interest groups and political parties and how they worked together to achieve a partisan agenda. Planned Parenthood is known to be a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, and although the Planned Parenthood Federation of America itself is nonpartisan, its leaders, and especially its president, Cecile Richards, are all fundamentally left-leaning. and show full support for Hillary Clinton. in her campaign, donating from a separate fund, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, raising awareness of her agenda and program, and in return she received unwavering support from her campaign for the fight for care accessible reproductive health. Hillary Clinton is of course not the only 2016 presidential candidate to have supported and received support from Planned Parenthood: every major candidate in the Democratic Party had Planned Parenthood behind them, but as the DNC nominee, Clinton obtained the greatest support from the foundation. no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”? Get an original essay One could argue that Planned Parenthood is a single-issue interest group, but that interest is broad and all-encompassing when it comes to equality and women's rights. , and the idea that affordable reproductive health care and comprehensive sexuality education should be available to everyone. They are increasingly influential and persistent when it comes to promoting issues related to women's health, the most controversial of these being women's right to abortion. Support for these freedoms has provoked notable negative reactions from a majority of the Conservative Movement, generally including, but not limited to, party candidates, those already in office, and voters. Planned Parenthood aimed to increase support for the issue of reproductive health, which, according to the New England Journal of Medicine, was considered a "second-rate issue." Planned Parenthood's Social Outreach Efforts and Political Involvement During the 2016 election cycle, many Republican presidential candidates advocated for the pro-life movement to "defund Planned Parenthood" as a way to respond to voters on a single issue and have created an impasse between them and the politicians and their voters. at the other end of the spectrum. In an effort to demonize Planned Parenthood and its affiliates, the right has fabricated baseless scandals that not only have abortion rates increased since the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, but also that the clinic harvests brains, organs and stem cells from living people. and/or viable fetuses, and ultimately stated that they were doing all of these acts on federal dollars, which is against the law and, again, not a reality. This fabricated smear attempt has left the organization tarnished and riddled with continued accusations regarding this debunked claim. In fact, following Roe v. Wade, it appears that the decision in this case "legalized the idea that pregnancy is not a woman's destiny," an ideology that many Democrats, both politicians and voters, seemed to align with and support. . Following thescandal that surfaced at the time claiming Planned Parenthood was illegally harvesting fetal tissue, Clinton gave a speech at a Planned Parenthood gala and was later called by Republicans to return campaign contributions she had received from the organization, as was believed to be the case. immoral. Clinton chose to remain steadfast in her support of Planned Parenthood, believing that "a staunch defense of Planned Parenthood helps solidify Clinton's support among wavering liberals, while the Republican Party's efforts to defund Planned Parenthood" allow Clinton to argue that her election would be a bulwark against efforts to roll back women's rights. Planned Parenthood uses much of its funding for social awareness efforts and the promotion of sexual safety and health, while supporting the idea that services like those they offer should be more easily accessible to people disadvantaged and disenfranchised, an idea Clinton referenced and championed when she appeared on stage at the final presidential debate in 2016. Clinton worked closely with Planned Parenthood during her campaign, revitalizing the idea within its demographic that they provide necessary care and how that care protects “sacred rights,” which no man, woman, or governing body can take away from an individual. our country. Even as a nonprofit, Planned Parenthood has political action committees (PACs) that have generously donated not only to Clinton's 2016 campaign, but also to her 2008 campaign. Planned Parenthood PAC's largest donors were also "long-time Clinton donors", which many opponents of Clinton's potential presidency pointed to as a conflict of interest over the political agenda, claiming that Planned Parenthood would influence her policies when in fact she already supported Planned Parenthood's overall "mission" and, given her election, the two would have been a very unified front. The Clinton campaign had incredible success with the population; she managed to reach a large number of marginal voters and electorates who had been continually marginalized in previous election cycles. Despite the best efforts of the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton and associated interest groups, however, Clinton's failure to campaign in swing states caused her to lose the electoral college, creating an environment in which government regression and stagnation could thrive, and they did. . Over the past two years, many of the policy changes Clinton advocated during her campaign have been rejected, reversed, or scrutinized by elected officials and appointees under President Trump's power or influence. But in the wake of an incredibly unsatisfactory political climate, it is obvious to politicians, political scientists and even the layman that this could very well cause the next election to produce a diametrically opposed outcome, given citizens' disapproval of the regard to the efficiency rate. with which the government addresses and resolves problems is one of the biggest motivators in getting voters to the polls. Final Thoughts And I am certain, without a shadow of a doubt, that the issues Planned Parenthood highlights, and the rights they stand for, will play an extraordinarily central role in the evolution of the American voter and in the potential results of the 2020 elections.BibliographyHogue, Ilyse and

Essay / Planned Parenthood's Quiet Role in the U.S. Election Most important, however, was the influence of special interest groups and political parties and how they worked together to achieve a partisan agenda. Planned Parenthood is known to be a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, and although the Planned Parenthood Federation of America itself is nonpartisan, its leaders, and especially its president, Cecile Richards, are all fundamentally left-leaning. and show full support for Hillary Clinton. in her campaign, donating from a separate fund, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, raising awareness of her agenda and program, and in return she received unwavering support from her campaign for the fight for care accessible reproductive health. Hillary Clinton is of course not the only 2016 presidential candidate to have supported and received support from Planned Parenthood: every major candidate in the Democratic Party had Planned Parenthood behind them, but as the DNC nominee, Clinton obtained the greatest support from the foundation. no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”? Get an original essay One could argue that Planned Parenthood is a single-issue interest group, but that interest is broad and all-encompassing when it comes to equality and women's rights. , and the idea that affordable reproductive health care and comprehensive sexuality education should be available to everyone. They are increasingly influential and persistent when it comes to promoting issues related to women's health, the most controversial of these being women's right to abortion. Support for these freedoms has provoked notable negative reactions from a majority of the Conservative Movement, generally including, but not limited to, party candidates, those already in office, and voters. Planned Parenthood aimed to increase support for the issue of reproductive health, which, according to the New England Journal of Medicine, was considered a "second-rate issue." Planned Parenthood's Social Outreach Efforts and Political Involvement During the 2016 election cycle, many Republican presidential candidates advocated for the pro-life movement to "defund Planned Parenthood" as a way to respond to voters on a single issue and have created an impasse between them and the politicians and their voters. at the other end of the spectrum. In an effort to demonize Planned Parenthood and its affiliates, the right has fabricated baseless scandals that not only have abortion rates increased since the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, but also that the clinic harvests brains, organs and stem cells from living people. and/or viable fetuses, and ultimately stated that they were doing all of these acts on federal dollars, which is against the law and, again, not a reality. This fabricated smear attempt has left the organization tarnished and riddled with continued accusations regarding this debunked claim. In fact, following Roe v. Wade, it appears that the decision in this case "legalized the idea that pregnancy is not a woman's destiny," an ideology that many Democrats, both politicians and voters, seemed to align with and support. . Following thescandal that surfaced at the time claiming Planned Parenthood was illegally harvesting fetal tissue, Clinton gave a speech at a Planned Parenthood gala and was later called by Republicans to return campaign contributions she had received from the organization, as was believed to be the case. immoral. Clinton chose to remain steadfast in her support of Planned Parenthood, believing that "a staunch defense of Planned Parenthood helps solidify Clinton's support among wavering liberals, while the Republican Party's efforts to defund Planned Parenthood" allow Clinton to argue that her election would be a bulwark against efforts to roll back women's rights. Planned Parenthood uses much of its funding for social awareness efforts and the promotion of sexual safety and health, while supporting the idea that services like those they offer should be more easily accessible to people disadvantaged and disenfranchised, an idea Clinton referenced and championed when she appeared on stage at the final presidential debate in 2016. Clinton worked closely with Planned Parenthood during her campaign, revitalizing the idea within its demographic that they provide necessary care and how that care protects “sacred rights,” which no man, woman, or governing body can take away from an individual. our country. Even as a nonprofit, Planned Parenthood has political action committees (PACs) that have generously donated not only to Clinton's 2016 campaign, but also to her 2008 campaign. Planned Parenthood PAC's largest donors were also "long-time Clinton donors", which many opponents of Clinton's potential presidency pointed to as a conflict of interest over the political agenda, claiming that Planned Parenthood would influence her policies when in fact she already supported Planned Parenthood's overall "mission" and, given her election, the two would have been a very unified front. The Clinton campaign had incredible success with the population; she managed to reach a large number of marginal voters and electorates who had been continually marginalized in previous election cycles. Despite the best efforts of the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton and associated interest groups, however, Clinton's failure to campaign in swing states caused her to lose the electoral college, creating an environment in which government regression and stagnation could thrive, and they did. . Over the past two years, many of the policy changes Clinton advocated during her campaign have been rejected, reversed, or scrutinized by elected officials and appointees under President Trump's power or influence. But in the wake of an incredibly unsatisfactory political climate, it is obvious to politicians, political scientists and even the layman that this could very well cause the next election to produce a diametrically opposed outcome, given citizens' disapproval of the regard to the efficiency rate. with which the government addresses and resolves problems is one of the biggest motivators in getting voters to the polls. Final Thoughts And I am certain, without a shadow of a doubt, that the issues Planned Parenthood highlights, and the rights they stand for, will play an extraordinarily central role in the evolution of the American voter and in the potential results of the 2020 elections.BibliographyHogue, Ilyse and

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