Planned Parenthood has been the sole direct grantee of Title X funding in Utah since the 1980’s and has operated as the family planning provider for low-income women, men and young people in Utah for nearly 50 years. The State of Utah does not fund a family planning program—but rather has relied on Planned Parenthood to

The Editorial Board of the Daily Herald knocked it out of the park this week. Our young people need better, more robust sex education and frank conversations about how to take steps to prevent STDs, not less, as the anti-sex education folks would have our State Board of Education believe. Planned Parenthood has a long history of educating young

“When I was seventeen years old, I fell in love for the very first time. I was riddled with anxiety and depression and my boyfriend did everything he could to support me with love and kindness. I became pregnant in my senior year of high school and knew that I was not ready to carry

“Planned parenthood has helped me so much. I go there for everything. I’ve had bad experiences with OBGYN’s. Planned parenthood employees are amazing! They’re professional, quick, kind, and do everything they can to work with you. Normal doctors offices won’t see you if you don’t have the money. Planned parenthood prevents unwanted pregnancies for EVERYONE.

“I was raised in a very religious environment with very strict and sex-negative parents. I came to college at 18 years of age and I began having a somewhat active sex life with my boyfriend at the time. While I knew it was possibly dangerous to have sex without being on birth control, I didn’t

“I went to Planned Parenthood when I was 18 and in college. I was too afraid to tell my parents I was having intercourse with my boyfriend. I was given an exam and conception. However, the best part is that I received respect and advice.” –L.J.

“I grew up in a small town called Apple Valley in the middle of the Mojave Desert in Southern California and met my first real boyfriend at age 15 in high school. It was 1984. After a few months of dating we became sexually active – not unlike most of my friends. Because sex ed

“When I was 17 I was diagnosed with ppmd Wichita stands for pre-menstrual disforic disorder. It is a imbalance of hormones, like pms but much much worse. It can cause physical pains and even panic attacks. Planned Parenthood helped me see my choices for birth control Wich can help treat ppmd, and then offered to

“In my 20’s, I was not in the right position to have children. I drank. A lot. I could keep a job or pay bills. But luckily, I had PP to help me. I received health checkups and birth control through them. I don’t know what would have happened if I didn’t have them to

“Yo conoci planned parenthood cuando empece a tener relaciones con mi pareja. El me llevo para conocer mas sobre metodos anticonseptivos. Recibi mucha informacion y me decidi Por la inyeccion. Al Paso de los dias, me di cuenta que estaba embarazada, Pero fue mi error. Cuando yo fui a ponerme La inyeccion, ya iba embarazada

“Two years ago I was dissatisfied with my form of birth control, had too many mishaps where I was traveling and pharmacies couldn’t deliver my packet of pills on time, too many missed pills, and one too many pregnancy false alarms. Two years ago I was living outside of Memphis, Tennessee and started to get

“PPAU is the only reason that I have a happy and healthy child. I began getting my birth control pills from PPAU at the age of 16, determined not to become a pregnant teen. My parents did not have health insurance coverage for me but because of Planned Parenthoods affordable pricing I was able to

“I went to planned parenthood to get affordable birth control when I was married (!) in law school (!) because our student health insurance didn’t cover it. Married. Law school. Completely responsible but poor.” -J.N., Salt Lake City

“As a young man, I was afraid of the day I would need planned parenthood. I didn’t want to have a reason to go. I didn’t want an STD, but when I found out that a partner had contracted something from a previous partner, I had no choice. I went to my local PP office,

“I myself have never been to planned parenthood for my own needs. I honestly didn’t even know what they did until I had to take a friend there on multiple occasions for plan B and birth control. I had always wondered what it REALLY was and what went down at those clinics. When I took

“I started going to Planned Parenthood when I couldn’t afford insurance but couldn’t afford to neglect my health any longer. I have been in a committed relationship for 5 years, and we had used condoms as our contraceptive until recently. I got on birth control a couple years ago only because my menstrations were becoming

“I used Planned Parenthood many times when I was a teenager. They provided me with sexual health information. I received free birth control when I needed it, along with a hefty supply of condoms. They did a full STD and health screen. I felt safe going to Planned Parenthood. I currently live in utah where

“After I was raped I was brought to planned parenthood. They asked me what I came in for and I started crying. They brought me back into a private room and sat down with me. They talked with me asking what I needed If I needed a therapist or any tests done to make sure

“My story isn’t interesting. But I went to Planned Parenthood for the first time when I was 23. I was working full time, going to school. I was on Accutane & also thinking about becoming sexually active. You probably all know that Accutane causes birth defects so an unwanted pregnancy was definitely out of the

“After returning from grad school (in a country that had free healthcare for everyone, even foreign students studying there for a year) I took on a job that was basically volunteering with no insurance benefits. The country where I had been studying had made a national program to ensure easy, free access to birth control

“Planned Parenthood is a very important organization for me. When I had no health insurance I used their services for birth control, STD testing, and annual check ups. I am now privileged enough to have insurance that covers my women’s health services, but before this PP was my only option and I am truly thankful

“Planned Parenthood is like having a best friend. She’s always been there for me when I needed her most. I’ve cried on her shoulder, depended on her when I was too nervous to buy condoms in the grocery store. She helped me when the condom slipped off and I needed Plan B emergency contraception, then