--- title: Senate Democrats Block Move to Defund Planned Parenthood description: Senate Democrats blocked a proposal to defund Planned Parenthood Monday. canonical: https://time.com/3983149/planned-parenthood-defunding/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-03T22:15:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:58:19.082Z article:section: Politics og:title: Senate Democrats Block Move to Defund Planned Parenthood og:description: The bill failed to reach a 60-vote threshold by seven votes. og:url: https://time.com/3983149/planned-parenthood-defunding/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Senate Democrats Block Move to Defund Planned Parenthood twitter:description: The bill failed to reach a 60-vote threshold by seven votes. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production video:duration: 01:15 video:published: 2015-07-15 section: health topics: abortion, regret, women's health, reproductive health, psychological outcomes, state counseling laws, emotional well-being, research study genre: news report, research coverage tones: neutral, informative, analytical emotions: relief (medium), sadness (low), guilt (low), anger (low) sentiment: neutral audience: general news readers, health professionals, policy observers, people interested in reproductive health people: Doctor [UNKNOWN] organizations: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, PLOS ONE, Guttmacher Institute, Yahoo content_suitability: health controversy [00:32-00:43]; health controversy [00:43-00:48] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable --- # Senate Democrats Block Move to Defund Planned Parenthood > Sponsored content. 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A study from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine says after three years, most women didn't regret having an abortion._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary A study published in the medical journal PLOS ONE, conducted by researchers at UC San Francisco's School of Medicine, surveyed 670 women over three years about their abortions. The video reports that most women did not regret their decision, with many citing financial reasons or timing. It notes that seven states require pre-abortion counseling about negative psychological effects and contrasts the findings with other studies and anti-abortion claims. A lead researcher describes early negative emotions that were not long term, with relief predominating. ## Key points - A new study finds 95% of women do not regret having an abortion. (00:00) - The study was published in the medical journal PLOS ONE. (00:00) - The Bixby Center at UC San Francisco's School of Medicine conducted the study, surveying 670 women over three years. (00:05) - Many women said they had an abortion because of financial reasons and because it was not the right time. (00:15) - According to the Guttmacher Institute, seven states require counseling about negative psychological effects before an abortion. (00:24) - Other studies suggest less than 5% of women regret abortions, a figure the video says anti-abortion proponents contest. (00:32) - A lead researcher acknowledges that negative emotions such as depression and anxiety occur but says they are not long term. (00:43) - The researcher's 2013 paper found anger, sadness, and guilt alongside relief and happiness one week after abortion, with relief predominating. (00:54) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:15] Study finds most women don't regret abortion. The video introduces a UC San Francisco study of 670 women who reported few regrets about their abortions over three years. - [00:15 to 00:32] Reasons for abortion and state counseling laws. Women's reasons for abortion are described, along with Guttmacher Institute data on state counseling requirements. - [00:32 to 01:15] Debate over regret and emotional outcomes. The video contrasts regret rates from other studies and examines the emotions women experience, with relief predominating over time. ## Key quotes - [00:54] Doctor [UNKNOWN]: "We found that many women experience negative emotions, anger, sadness, guilt, regret, as well as positive emotions, relief, happiness, with relief predominating." - [01:09] interviewer: "after three years most of the women were relieved at their decision." - [00:43] interviewer: "Depression, anxiety, substance abuse and suicidal thoughts and behaviors and it's a very widespread problem." ## Questions this video answers - What percentage of women in the study said they do not regret having an abortion? [00:00] - Who conducted the study and where? [00:05] - What reasons did women give for having an abortion? [00:15] - How many states require counseling about negative psychological effects before an abortion? [00:24] - Are the negative emotions after an abortion long term according to the researcher? [00:43] - What emotions did women feel one week after an abortion? [00:54] ## Content suitability - health controversy [00:32-00:43]: Discusses contested claims about abortion regret rates and anti-abortion proponents' positions. - health controversy [00:43-00:48]: Mentions depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts as possible post-abortion outcomes. by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Aug 3, 2015 10:15 PM UTC by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Aug 3, 2015 10:15 PM UTC Senate Democrats blocked a proposal to defund Planned Parenthood Monday. The Republican proposal failed to reach a 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster in a 53-46 vote that fell mostly along party lines. Only two Democrats, Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Joe Donnelly of Indiana, backed the bill. The proposal came after [a series of undercover videos](http://time.com/3979359/planned-parenthood-video-colorado/) were released by the Center for Medical Progress, a group of anti-abortion activists, which showed Planned Parenthood staffers and others who work with the organization discussing fetal tissue donations. The legislation was sponsored by Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa. The bill’s failure does not mean the fight is over, however. Some House Republicans have said they won’t vote for any government funding bills which contain money for Planned Parenthood. The dispute has entered the 2016 presidential contest as well. In [a two-minute web video](https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/628271116142800896) released Monday, Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton defended Planned Parenthood, arguing that Republicans are engaged in a “full-on assault on women’s health.” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, [told the Dallas _Morning News_](http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/government-shutdown-over-planned-parenthood-could-be-on-its-way.html/) he will consider all procedural tools to defund the organization. ## Transcript [00:00] A majority of women, 95 % do not regret having an [00:03] abortion according to a new study published in the [00:05] medical journal Plus One. The study, conducted by the [00:09] Bixby Center for Global Reproduction Health at UC San [00:12] Francisco's School of Medicine surveyed 670 women [00:15] over three years. Many women said they had an [00:18] abortion because of financial reasons and it being not [00:21] the right time. According to the nonprofit research [00:24] organization Guttmacher Institute, seven states require [00:27] that before women have an abortion, they undergo [00:30] counseling about the negative psychological effects. [00:32] While other studies suggest less than 5 % of women [00:35] regret abortions, Many anti- abortion proponents can [00:38] test that. Depression, anxiety, substance abuse and [00:43] suicidal thoughts and behaviors and it's a very [00:45] widespread problem. One of the study's lead [00:47] researcher Doctor [ UNKNOWN ] acknowledges these [00:50] emotions but says they are not long term. She told [00:54] Yahoo, as we note in our 2013 paper on women's [00:57] emotions one week after the abortion, We found that [00:59] many women experience negative emotions, anger, [01:02] sadness, guilt, regret, as well as positive emotions, [01:05] relief, happiness, with relief predominating. 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