Baptist minister at Planned Parenthood

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<p>I have great fondness for Planned Parenthood
I think they are a wonderful resource- I used them as my primary health provider for several years until I had insurance-( from about 17-22 yrs old)
I have had an abortion, but the nurse practioner did not push that in anyway- it was totally my choice and I still feel it was the right one.</p>

<p>While I don’t know if Roe vs Wade the way it is written is a “good” law, I do believe that women and their health care providers should be the ones who are making health care decisions, not the courts.</p>

<p>I applaud their hiring of a minister to assist women making difficult decisions and of his willingness to work for an organization which has not received a lot of good press, in order to counsel the patients.
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<p>Wow, interesting article.</p>

<p>So do you think that the minister can truly be neutral when a woman asks for advice?</p>

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<p>I don’t think it is necessary to be neutral if you know where someone is coming from.
A minister has training to counsel people- he has said he beleives that it is the womans decision, and I think I could take advice from someone who had different beliefs than I do.
I also think that talking about something that you are conflicted about- and no matter what the anti choice side says, deciding to end a pregnancy is a difficult decision, but talking to someone with a different viewpoint can help solidify your decision and make you feel more comfortable with it.Talking to someone who agrees with everything you decide, is often not very helpful, because they don’t really press you on things that you feel unsure about.
Thats been my experience anyway.</p>

<p>oh and by the way- for those who have messaged me- yes pretty much it is the womans decision, to have it or not to have it.
I have a nephew who has a preschooler from a quickie he had right before he graduated high school, this was a girl he wasn’t even really dating. Now, he is paying child support to his credit and is seriously considering marriage to her now that he is done with college.
I hope it works out for him, but if you don’t want to even be in that situation, dont have sex.</p>