Thursday, March 16, 2017

Do Millions of Women Turn to Planned Parenthood for Mammograms?

The Senate minority leader, Schumer, made a claim that is OFTEN repeated. Here is the way he tweeted it:

“#Trumpcare cuts @PPFA funds, hurting millions of women who turn there for mammograms, maternity care, cancer screenings & more.”
— Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), post on Twitter, March 7, 2017

This is in the context of the healthcare debates. I am not at all familiar with the proposed legislation and am not arguing for or against it. I think Christians should care about it, but I have not had the time to read up on it, and I don't get to vote on it.

My point is his claim that PPFA (planned parenthood federation of America) provides millions of women with vital healthcare needs like mammograms.

The Washington Post, which is very much not a conservative national paper, decided to fact check Shumer's claim. Here is the fact from the Washington Post's article:

Planned Parenthood does referrals for mammograms, and some affiliates host free mammography mobile vans for low-income and uninsured women. It does not have mammogram machines at its affiliate clinics. The Food and Drug Administration’s list, updated weekly, of certified mammography facilities does not list any Planned Parenthood clinics.

That's right, they do not have any mammography machines in their offices. Zero. They do have a few mobile vans, but the number served is low - certainly not millions.

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