Dizney Court

Mrs. Briggs
English 1010 11:30
December 17, 2015
Annotated Bibliography
Introduction
My topic of interest for research is going to be about Planned Parenthood. To my
understanding there has been some controversy over funding for Planned Parenthood and
whether or not it should be government funded. Because I am a female I want to know what
Planned Parenthoods services are, and what do they do as a company. In my research I want to
answer questions like: Do they need government funding or can they stand on their own? Does
Planned Parenthood need my support as a woman? Is Planned Parenthood a necessity to sexual
and overall health? While researching this topic I hope to have an honest and knowledgeable
understanding of Planned Parenthood as a whole.

Planned Parenthood to Congress

O'Bannon, Randall K. "Planned Parenthood To Congress: Ignore What You See, Hear In Those
Videos."
National Right To Life News
(2015): 14-45.
Academic Search Premier
. Web. 12
Nov. 2015.
Summerize
Randall K OBannon, author of the article Planned Parenthood to Congress: Ignore

what you see, hear in those videos begins her piece addressing videos of Planned Parenthood
employees allegedly speaking off the clock about abortion procedures and techniques to profit
off of selling fetal tissue. Bannon also talks about the letter that Planned Parenthood sent to
Congress stating evidence that they weren't practicing anything illegal. After analysis the
conclusion was that the manipulation of the videos means that there is not enough evidence
against Planned Parenthood breaking any laws; the author adds.
Bannon does not like that to Planned Parenthood The only serious issue up for
discussion was whether or not Planned Parenthood broke any laws(Bannon 14). To Bannon,
the issue is not whether or not Planned Parenthood has broken any laws, but the public horror
and outrage the videos have caused. Bannon strongly believes that Planned Parenthood should
close their abortion clinics all together. Regardless of her opinion, Bannon informs that Planned
Parenthood operates under a law that allows them to receive reimbursement payments for
retrieving fetal tissue to go towards progressive health and scientific research. The discussion
emerging from information in the videos is if Planned Parenthood is trying to change
procedures in order to get better and more intact specimen, Bannon adds, and by making
adjustments could be a stretch in trying to stay under the law.
Bannon digresses into the issue that the employees at Planned Parenthood seem
emotionless and heartless while performing the clinic. Bannon analyzes the videos and how
there is not enough sympathy or heart in their voices, not even a wince to show respect for
human decency. Bannon is troubled by the shocking footage of employees picking apart body
parts in a seemingly emotionless state of not caring for the loss of life. It would never occur to
Planned Parenthood that they could save millions of lives simply by shutting down their

abortion clinics (Bannon 44). Bannon simply thinks it's a better idea to shut down Planned
Parenthood abortion clinics all together.
Analyze
The tone that Bannon carries throughout her article is very emotionally driven. Bannon
has a clear agenda to convincingly show her opinion on Planned Parenthood is justified through
the facts. Bannon Relies on pathos to fuel her argument, which weakens the credibility of her
research. Her research pulls from sources like the Obama administration of Health and Human
Services, NY times, Washington Post, and Planned Parenthood themselves. Unfortunately, the
information she pulls from from these credible sources are a few times throughout her
discussion, and none of them help her argument, they only help to the relevance of the topic in
general. The technique Bannon uses the most is pathos. She plays into the emotional side of
the argument about abortion and Planned Parenthood. When talking about the main issues she
has in her article, she always seems to veer off onto an emotional statement like It would
never occur to Planned Parenthood that they could save millions of lives simply by shutting
down their abortion clinics (Bannon 44). Again, it doesn't seem Bannon is keeping on track of
the argument between Planned Parenthood, Congress, the general public, and the law. The
problem with the videos that are analyzed is whether or not it reveals that Planned Parenthood
has practiced anything illegal. Since Bannon tries to push her emotional opinions into the
information she presents about the issue, it weakens her arguments substantially. Overall the
strong pathos lead in Bannon's piece is very ineffective.

Reflect
While reading Bannon's article I felt like it was trying to force an opinion on me.
Between the very strongly worded thoughts, I found some very helpful information. I didn't
know about the videos that are discussed and how big of a controversy it was. What was
helpful to my research was learning about the laws and procedures that Planned Parenthood
have to follow to continue to do abortions and receive funding.

Planned Parenthood
"Planned Parenthood."
Congressional Digest
94.7 (2015): 12.
Academic Search Premier
. Web. 9
Nov. 2015.
Summerize
In the article titled Planned Parenthood from the Congressional Digest, the Author
begins with an informative fact about the bill S 1881 (a bill to prohibit federal funding to
Planned Parenthood) did not obtain enough votes to pass. The article informs us that Planned
Parenthood is a non-profit organization that provides reproductive, maternal, and child health
services, including abortions. The article also addresses a controversial video that seemingly
shows workers discussing selling selling parts of unborn fetuses. Planned Parenthood has been
a big part of controversy about the abortion debate, the article states, and they have not
denied receiving payment for transfer of fetal tissue. Congress, in 1993, approved the
legalization of fetal tissue research, including in cases when the samples were obtained from
legal abortion procedures(p4).
Analyze

The tone of this article is very matter of fact, and does not offer any opinion. This article
is executed well if its objective is to be informative. The most credible parts about the article
are when it brings up the history that the government has had with topics relating to Planned
Parenthood. This also adds to why this article is relevant and important to political discussion.
The article is unfortunately has no pathos, it's almost dripping in the lack of emotion it has. The
only thing this article states that would make me care about it is when it says Planned
Parenthood responded that the groups clinics are the sole source of health care for thousands
of women(p4). This of course would be concerning to most women, but the statement still
lacks anything to give us an emotional attachment to the topic. As far as discussing the
controversial videos, it lacks to give more detailed information. Overall the article is helpful to
further understand a little of the politics behind around the topic of Planned Parenthood.
Reflect
All though this was a short article, it helps give me a base understanding of what
Planned Parenthood is without any emotional stories or feelings to pull me towards a biased
opinion. The article has statements from followers of Planned Parenthood, and from people
who are just concerned that Planned Parenthood is not following the law. This was very helpful
to my research, even if it was very little information. The information that the article did
provide was all useful, it didn't waste time going over too much. Overall it was a quick read that
skimmed over some very important key points.

Come Out, Pro-Choicers!

Pollitt, Katha. "Come Out, Pro-Choicers!."

Nation
301.11/12 (2015): 10-11.
Academic
Search Premier
. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.
Summerize
In Katha Pollitt's article Come out, Pro-Choicers, she is very advocate about showing
her support for Planned Parenthood. Her main topic is about the women who have received
abortions, and the stigma that follows them. She leads with a statistic Nearly one in three
women in the United States will have had at least one abortion by the time they reach
menopause (Pollitt 10). Pollitt supports her proposal that abortion and other Planned
Parenthood services affect more people than we think, saying most of us have either used PP
for a service or know someone close to us who has. Pollitt believes Planned Parenthood needs
our support to issue health services to prevent live changing issues. Pollitt also discusses the
many women who cannot speak about their abortions, and have to go into hiding in fear of
being outcast, beaten, or judged. Pollitt wants to end this stigma and poor treatment, and for
Planned Parenthood to be supported for the good that they do for us.
Analyze
The tone that Pollitt carries throughout her article is very upbeat and persuasive. She
seems to be very passionate about what she is discussing, and this is effective in drawing the
reader in. As far as logos arguments go, Pollitt doesn't have very much information to add a
logical stand on her views. There also isn't a lot of credibility found in her writing either. She
doesn't cite from any many other sources, and when she does it's for one small point, or one
small statistic. Although Pollitt doesn't have a lot of depth or logic in her arguments, making
logos and ethos very ineffective in her article, she does a good job using pathos to her

advantage. Pollitt does bring the issue close to home by making it about everyone, and not just
the women who have been affected directly. By keeping the rest of the article light hearted, it
makes for an easy read, giving time for her thoughts to sink in. Overall, not an extreamly helpful
piece to push her agenda, but effective in getting her point across.
Reflect
I think this article was very short, but added a lot to overall experience with my
research. Pollitt does give a nice amount of information about the people who actually have
had abortions. A lot of the argument about Planned Parenthood seems to be about whether or
not they should be issuing abortions, and the focus is on the dead placenta, and not the
affected mother. Pollitt also brings to light that lots of other men and women need services
from Planned Parenthood, aside from abortions. The information I learned in this short article
was helpful overall, and was a nice, easy, light read.

Conclusion
In my research I think I did answer some of my initial questions. Katha Pollitt answered
the question if Planned Parenthood needs my support, and if they need funding. The answer is
yes, they need the funding to give inexpensive services to people in need, and as a supporter
they could use donations. Not only that, but Pollitt also helped answer the question of whether
or not Planned Parenthood is necessary to my overall health. Yes, they are. Planned
Parenthood offers lots of services for the reproductive health, which is a big part of being a
women. Although Randall Bannon seemed to be against Planned Parenthood and their abortion
services, my findings in her article also helped answer that same question. Bannon addresses a

statement from Obamas administration of help, talking about how fetal tissue research
contributes to advancing health and cures to diseases. Any advancement in medicine is helpful
to my health overall, to improve and promote better living for everyone. Overall I'm happy with
my findings, but of course Ill have more questions. Is Planned Parenthood really possibly
breaking the law? Wasnt Planned Parenthood just recently defunding from the government?
Will Planned Parenthood slip out of existence or someday be just a regular as a visit as the
dentist of salon? Because this is such a controversial subject, it will always be hard to find
unbiased information, but this will not stop me from continuing to look into the issues, and
learn to better understand my sexual and reproductive health.