Planned Parenthood Saved Me

Planned Parenthood is dedicated to women's health. We're posting stories from women whose lives were saved or changed because they had access to affordable healthcare like cancer screenings through Planned Parenthood.

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Planned Parenthood Helped Me Take Control of My Sexual Health

Planned Parenthood allowed me to take control of my emotional and sexual health without shame.  Like many women, the women at PP gave me my first annual exam, my first pack of birth control, my first pack of emergency contraceptive, my first cervical biopsy, and the first fully-informed, compassionate care-giver who I felt I could talk to without judgment.  Armed with all of this, I was able to go to my loving but conservative parents and say “See, I’m  making decisions for myself and I’m going about it in a responsible manner.” Now the young women in my family (my sister, cousins, niece) come to me for advice and with their questions.  Not surprisingly, we go to Planned Parenthood together, so they can take control of their sexual health, too. 

  1. Erica Rancilio submitted this to plannedparenthoodsavedme