utica planned A Helping Hand by Catlyn Smith
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The Planned Parenthood, located in Their services include, but aren’t limited Utica, New York, was opened about to birth control distribution, emergenforty years ago. It’s currently named af- cy contraception including the mornter Margaret Roberts, a former co-pres- ing after pill, general health care, HIV ident/CEO, who has since passed services, LGBT services, men’s health away. A couple of years ago the build- services, patient education, pregnancy ing was renovated with emphasis on se- testing and services, STD testing, treatcurity and privacy all while being fairly ment and vaccines. In their blind loyalty modernized to push to their ignorance, the the sense of comfort. “Are you okay working protesters lack the viIt is not a secret sion to see the bigger in an establishment that picture that is Planned Planned Parenthood deals with protesters Parenthood. provides abortion daily at probably Even though I’ve nevall of their estaber personally received services and LGBTQ lishments. Protesters any kind of treatment make it a point to reproductive healthcare?” from Planned Parentvocalize their disgust hood, I feel a strong for Planned Parentattachment to it. The hood’s practices. The most complained few times I’ve been inside, I could just about practice would undoubtedly have tell that the workers were genuine and to be abortion. However, what they fail passionate. Some because they seem to realize is that Planned Parenthood ac- to relate to the patients, and others betually offers a wide range of services, not cause they really just want to lend a only for women but men as well. helping hand.
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