Oct. 16 marked the 95th anniversary of Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood nonprofit health care providers work every day to prevent unintended pregnancies and keep women healthy.

More than 90 percent of the services Planned Parenthood health centers provide are preventive — lifesaving cancer screenings, birth control, and prevention and treatment of STDs, care that many women would not be able to receive if not for Planned Parenthood.

In fact, one in five American women has relied on Planned Parenthood for accessible, quality health care — and I’m one of them.

When my health insurance wouldn’t cover the cost of the HPV vaccine that prevents 75 percent of cervical cancer cases, Planned Parenthood gave me the vaccination at an affordable cost. This isn’t unusual — Planned Parenthood has a sliding fee scale so no one is denied health care because of his or her inability to pay.

I rely on Planned Parenthood for accessible, affordable health care and for accurate and unbiased information. Because it has always been there for me when I needed it, I want to wish Planned Parenthood a Happy 95th, and many, many more!

Amy Cookson

Winthrop


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