Monday, October 4, 2010

ABORTION IS COOL. (Planned Parenthood)

Beliefs:
Planned Parenthood is for abortion, they believe that every woman has the right to do with their body as they please. They also believe that everyone should be able to make independent and individual decisions about health and sex.







Political Activity/Current Lobbying or Legislation:
  • Along with the repeal of "Don;t Ask Don't Tell" the people at Planned Parenthood are trying to attach an amendment allowing abortions for women in hospitals in military zones
  • They are also trying to endorse a new morning after pill that can be taken up to four to five days after sex instead of the old pill that could only be taken three days after sex.
  • They are also a slew of Pro-Choice top candidates for the upcoming senatorial and congressional elections such as Rodney Glassman, Barbara Boxer, and Christopher Coons
Common Supporters/Voters:
  • WOMEN in the work force
  • Disney
  • Time Warner
  • Chevron
  • Mrs. Fields (cookies)
  • Girl Scouts
  • Nike
  • Minorities
Known Political Supporters:
Potential Senators-
  • Michael Bennet







  • Richard Blumenthal
  • Kendrick Meek







Potential House Representatives-
  • Teri Swell






  • Gabrielle Giffords



  • Raul Grijalva






Do they form a PAC?
The NARAL Pro-Choice America is political sub-sect of Planned Parenthood that is their PAC.








Bibliography:


http://www.naral.org/

http://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/elections-politics/voter-guide-endorsements-797.htm

http://thesop.org/story/health/2008/01/03/corporate-supporters-of-planned-parenthood-named.php

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/us/politics/11abort.html

http://jezebel.com/5566895/fda-panel-backs-new-emergency-contraceptive-pill-pro+lifers-freak-out

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Abortion Poll





How does Boulder Creek High School feel about ABORTION?

1. Abortion should be...
(A) Illegal
(B) Legal
(C) Depends on the situation

2. Do you or your family go to church?
(A) No
(B) Yes
(C) Rarely

3. Do you think stem cell research should be...
(A) Open scientific research
(B) Banned
(C) Ok, but not government fundedThis graph shows that the majority of people agree that our school is actually more liberal than some might think.



This graph shows that a majority of people at our school are democrat or moderate but by a slim margin.
This graph shows that the majority of men at our school are fairly moderate when it comes to abortion.

This graph shows that the majority of women at our school are mostly democratic when it comes to abortion.
This graph shows that the majority of Freshmen at our school are moderate when it comes to abortion.

This graph shows that the majority of sophomores are democratic when it comes to abortion.

This graph shows that the majority of Juniors are moderate when it comes to abortion.
This graph shows that the majority of Seniors are Democratic when it comes to abortion.
This graph shows that the majority of Honors students are Democratic when it comes to abortion.

This graph shows that the majority of General education students are Democratic when it comes to abortion.

Error in our study includes the proportion of males to females and some people did not know what stem cell research entailed so they probably made uninformed decisions.

We achieved randomness by polling a wide variety of students.

We noticed that females were more democratic than males.