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Defund Planned Parenthood, Fund Legitimate Women’s Health Care Instead

Why are so many New Jerseyans calling for the defunding of Planned Parenthood?It may not be because Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion provider, or because Planned Parenthood performs 42 percent of all U.S. abortions — 392,000 in 2023.It may be we prefer for the taxpayer funding Planned Parenthood receives — a whopping $700 per year — to be spent in a more judicious and useful manner.Planned Parenthood provides only 1 percent of all U.S. pap smears and breast exams, provides alm