# Defund Planned Parenthood Ads? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [April 30, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defund-planned-parenthood-ads/580292 "2011-04-30T16:09:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mac9891](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@mac9891](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac9891)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defund-planned-parenthood-ads/580292/1 "2011-04-30T16:09:01Z")
While reading on this site I observed a defund planned parenthood ad reading “Millions of babies killed on your dime” now to my understanding in the past year a very small portion of the abortions in the US (well under 1%) are actually federally funded. The only way to receive a federally funded abortion according to Department of Health and Human Services says the only abortions covered will be those in cases of rape, incest or when the mother’s life is endangered. I understand the organization receives funds to help keep it open, but not to fund abortions as it provides many other services. Are these ads unfair, and largely based on lies? ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defund-planned-parenthood-ads/580292/2 "2011-04-30T16:16:09Z")
In a word, yes. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defund-planned-parenthood-ads/580292/3 "2011-04-30T17:48:50Z")
They are well funded and can run ads until you start to believe them. People believe the gulf is back to normal and that BP is a conservationist and an honest company due to their endless ads that say so. It works. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defund-planned-parenthood-ads/580292/4 "2011-05-01T23:16:01Z")
My Lord, people are lying in a political ad? The mind boggles. ---
**Author:** ![Ocardowin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ccd318/32.png) [@Ocardowin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ocardowin)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defund-planned-parenthood-ads/580292/5 "2011-05-01T23:20:31Z")
Of course these ads are largely based on lies. Whether the lies are intentional or just based on ignorance is another story. Extremists don’t care much to look for or pay attention to disconfirming evidence. Defunding Planned Parenthood is an awful idea. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAlecCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SmartAlecCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAlecCat)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defund-planned-parenthood-ads/580292/6 "2011-05-01T23:25:27Z")
Well if your goal is fewer abortions, I can’t think of a worse way to get there than to cut funding for organizations that fund low income contraception. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defund-planned-parenthood-ads/580292/7 "2011-05-01T23:31:13Z")
> [@mac9891](#): > > Are these ads unfair, and largely based on lies? Yes, with a big heaping side dish of stupidity and short-sightedness.