Planned Parenthood offered little help

I respond to calls for cutting off funds to Planned Parenthood.

At age 25, before getting married, I wanted to do the responsible thing and begin using birth control to prevent a pregnancy I wasn't prepared for.

I went to Planned Parenthood because I didn't have insurance. I waited tables, so I didn't have a lot of money. Planned Parenthood asked for a pay stub, which I provided, stating that I made $2.75 per hour, plus tips. The agency charged me $40 for my visit, plus $15 for one month of birth control. How is that based on my income?

Once I married and had insurance to go to a doctor, my birth control was only $4.

No thank you, Planned Parenthood: You did not help me. Cut its funding. The agency must not need it when it can charge that much for “helping.”