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proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)
Wed Feb 1, 2012, 09:45 PM Feb 2012

Komen’s cutting Planned Parenthood funds was a mistake

The charity of pink ribbons has defunded Planned Parenthood, claiming it can’t support an organization that’s under investigation.

Well, we in the old stomping grounds of former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline have news for the folks at Susan G. Komen for the Cure: Planned Parenthood is always under investigation. As long as there are politicians determined to pursue ideological agendas and score points with religious conservatives, it always will be.

Never mind that Planned Parenthood has repeatedly been cleared of the charges thrown at it. The Komen charity appears to believe in guilt by innuendo. Either that, or the organization has succumbed to a political agenda; Karen Handel, a new senior vice president for Komen, pledged to defund Planned Parenthood during a failed run for governor of Georgia in 2010.

For five years, the Komen charity has funneled money to Planned Parenthood to screen low-income women for breast cancer. Last year it donated $680,000.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/01/3404580/the-stars-editorial-komens-cutting.html#storylink=cpy

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Komen’s cutting Planned Parenthood funds was a mistake (Original Post) proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 OP
well, they can now look for their donations from the reichwing fundies to whom they now bow. niyad Feb 2012 #1
we've been off them ever since they decided to copyright "walk for hope", "race for the cure", etc NRaleighLiberal Feb 2012 #2
My message to Susan G. Koman Foundation spartan61 Feb 2012 #3
That's excellent proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #4

niyad

(113,545 posts)
1. well, they can now look for their donations from the reichwing fundies to whom they now bow.
Wed Feb 1, 2012, 09:47 PM
Feb 2012

having read barbara ehrenreich's "welcome to cancerland" and refreshing my memory of some other questionable things from komen, they will never receive another dime of my money.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,018 posts)
2. we've been off them ever since they decided to copyright "walk for hope", "race for the cure", etc
Wed Feb 1, 2012, 09:50 PM
Feb 2012

so that other good working charities couldn't use them for their fundraising activities.

Seems to always happen - organizations start doing good work then it all goes to their heads.

spartan61

(2,091 posts)
3. My message to Susan G. Koman Foundation
Wed Feb 1, 2012, 11:28 PM
Feb 2012

I am so disappointed in an organization that I supported for many years. As a breast cancer survivor I know the importance of early detection. How are poor women without insurance expected to get early detection? Planned Parenthood was their lifeline and you have made it political. 97% of the women Planned Parenthood sees is NOT for abortion but for other health issues. As for the abortion issue, even though I'm pro-choice (and that doesn't mean pro-abortion), the last time I looked, it was legal in the U.S. Because of your decision to no longer help fund P.P., my decision is to no longer donate my charitable dollars to Susan G. Koman. I truly hope you rethink your decision.

Please send an email to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, telling them they destroyed their reputation by defunding Planned Parenthood breast cancer prevention programs:

http://campaigns.dailykos.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=64

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