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Showing Original Post only (View all)Komen Cuts Planned Parenthood Grants Months After Arrival Of New VP, Who Is Abortion Foe [View all]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/komen-planned-parenthood-cuts-karen-handel_n_1245568.html?ref=mostpopularBreast cancer charity giant Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Tuesday did not renew a grant to Planned Parenthood to fund breast exams. The move comes less than a year after Komen hired a new vice president, who has publicly stated her opposition to abortion, a service provided at some Planned Parenthood facilities.
Komen's new vice president, Karen Handel, had run for governor of Georgia in 2010 on an aggressively anti-abortion and anti-Planned Parenthood platform and was endorsed by Sarah Palin because of her opposition to reproductive choice. Handel wrote in her campaign blog that she "do[es] not support the mission of Planned Parenthood."
"During my time as Chairman of Fulton County, there were federal and state pass-through grants that were awarded to Planned Parenthood for breast and cervical cancer screening, as well as a 'Healthy Babies Initiative,'" Handel wrote. "Since grants like these are from the state I'll eliminate them as your next Governor." She also wrote that she opposes stem cell research and supports crisis pregnancy centers, which are unregulated, Christian-run operations whose main mission is to convince pregnant women not to have abortions.
After Handel lost the gubernatorial primary, Susan G. Komen for the Cure named her to be its senior vice president in April 2011.
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The GOP War on Women continues. Komen will no longer get a cent from me.
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Komen Cuts Planned Parenthood Grants Months After Arrival Of New VP, Who Is Abortion Foe [View all]
deminks
Feb 2012
OP
They are removing their support for the most vulnerable and most in need of it.
myrna minx
Feb 2012
#8
More power to you! My aunt didn't survive, and she would be disgusted with Komen's action here.
GodlessBiker
Feb 2012
#40
Welcome to DU. What's the site about? I generally don't click blind links so a little info
myrna minx
Feb 2012
#19
Yeah, Karen Handel can kiss my god damn ass, corrupt 'Good Ol Girl' that she is.
Raffi Ella
Feb 2012
#28
FYI: "Semper Fi - Always Faithful" (new Sundance documentary available for streaming @ Amazon) ties
proverbialwisdom
Feb 2012
#50
I am SO proud of you...Dallas is coming out strong against the Komen Foundation decision
w8liftinglady
Feb 2012
#55
these assholes lost my support when they disclosed that they sue people for using the term..
frylock
Feb 2012
#54
I have contributed for many years in honor of my friend, a survivor ,but NOT A CENT MORE....
SoCalDemGrrl
Feb 2012
#71