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Planned Parenthood of Illinois has announced that affiliates across the state will offer free birth control for a year to women who cannot afford the cost. The Chicago Tribune reports<\/a> that the initiative, Access Birth Control (ABC), is being funded by \u201cprivate philanthropy\u201d and will offer a wide range of contraceptives to low-income and uninsured women.<\/p>\n

The program seems altruistic until you take a closer look at the contraceptives on offer to women in the program. The options include IUDs, vaginal rings, injectable birth control, and the pill. These forms of contraceptives carry significant health risks for women<\/a>, both physical<\/a> and mental<\/a>, as hormonal contraception has been strongly linked to depression<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Several of these contraceptives can cause early abortions<\/a>, a fact that many women prescribed these harmful drugs are not told. What is more, recent studies show that contraception is more likely to lead to abortion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Planned Parenthood\u2019s new annual report: More abortions, less healthcare<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s also important to note that Planned Parenthood is the organization administering the birth control. Planned Parenthood is not a comprehensive health provider — in fact, they have, for example, never provided mammograms<\/a><\/em>. Planned Parenthood is an abortion corporation<\/a>. Over the past several years, legitimate health services have declined<\/a>. Meanwhile, as the national abortion rate has continued to decline, Planned Parenthood\u2019s market share of abortions has increased<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While the \u201cfree\u201d contraception program is presented as philanthropy by Planned Parenthood and their friends in the media, a more accurate description might be “marketing campaign.” By offering ‘free’ contraceptives to vulnerable women, Planned Parenthood builds brand loyalty, so that women will continue to come to them for other “services” — for instance, when those contraceptives occasionally fail, which is not at all unusual<\/a>, those women are likely to turn to Planned Parenthood for abortion. With the many health risks of these contraceptives and the increased chance of paying Planned Parenthood for an abortion, the program is not really “free.”<\/p>\n

While this may seem alarmist, we should keep in mind that Planned Parenthood is a business that ends the lives of more than 330,000 preborn babies each year<\/a>. They are unlikely to tell women about ethical and effective alternatives<\/a> that carry none of the health risks.<\/p>\n

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Planned Parenthood of Illinois has announced that affiliates across the state will offer free birth control for a year to women who cannot afford the cost. The Chicago Tribune reports that the initiative, Access Birth Control (ABC), is being funded by \u201cprivate philanthropy\u201d and will offer a wide range of contraceptives to low-income and uninsured […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":459,"featured_media":187035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[15,3473],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nPlanned Parenthood of Illinois to offer 'free' contraceptives. But what's the real cost?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Planned Parenthood of Illinois has announced a new initiative giving free contraceptives to low-income women. 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