Komen Cuts Planned Parenthood Grants Months After Arrival Of New VP, Who Is Abortion Foe First Posted: 01/31/2012 10:09 pm Updated: 01/31/2012 10:57 pm
Breast 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.
Over the past five years, the Komen organization has given Planned Parenthood health centers the funds to provide nearly 170,000 clinical breast exams to low-income and uninsured women. But now, amid pressure from anti-abortion lawmakers and organizations, Komen has made the decision to cut off hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to Planned Parenthood.
The Komen fund did not immediately return a call requesting comment.
Komen spokeswoman Leslie Aun said earlier that the cutoff results from the charity's newly adopted criteria barring grants to organizations that are under investigation by local, state or federal authorities. According to the organization, this applies to Planned Parenthood since it's the focus of an inquiry, launched by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), seeking to determine whether public money was improperly spent on abortions. Stearns' probe of Planned Parenthood and its handling of federal money had been urged by the anti-abortion group Americans United for Life......................>>>>........................>>>>...................http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/komen-planned-parenthood-cuts-karen-handel_n_1245568.html
The Religious Zealots once again put their political agenda ahead the health and well being of women. They should be ashamed!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
First.........PP is being investigated by congress to see what $$$$ was funding abortions. Komen organization did the right thing.
Second........I don't agree, support, or cheer for any organization that is anti-parental consent for minors!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Planned Parenthood sees fundraising spike after losing big supporter.
(CNN) - Planned Parenthood reported on Wednesday raising $400,000 in the 24 hours following its announcement that a major backer, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, was ending its partnership with the group.
In a statement Tuesday, Planned Parenthood said the Komen Foundation had "succumbed to political pressure," and on Wednesday, a spokesperson said its supporters responded in droves.
About 6,000 donors gave online contributions starting Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon, as news of the decision made headlines.
"People respond powerfully when they see politics interfering with women's health. That's why we've seen a tremendous outpouring of support," said Andrea Hagelgans, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
And that's the way it should be done through charity, although I would have expected more than $400,000 considering all the supposed support PP has.
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
And that's the way it should be done through charity, although I would have expected more than $400,000 considering all the supposed support PP has.
$400,000 in the 24 hours. I'm sure many people haven't heard of it yet.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
$400,000 in the 24 hours. I'm sure many people haven't heard of it yet.
Good for them! They should cut more government funding so they can get MORE money through charity. That kinda defeats the left wingers theory that EVERY LEFT WING CAUSE MUST BE FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT. I guess charity does work...Good job Planned Parenthood.
Good for them! They should cut more government funding so they can get MORE money through charity. That kinda defeats the left wingers theory that EVERY LEFT WING CAUSE MUST BE FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT. I guess charity does work...Good job Planned Parenthood.
Cicero hates Women!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said Komen was cowering at the prospect of a GOP “witch hunt.”
“I was perplexed and troubled to see the decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure to cut off funding for life-saving breast cancer screenings through Planned Parenthood because of a political witch hunt by House Republicans,” Boxer said in a statement. “I truly hope that they will reconsider this decision and put the needs of women first.”
Komen’s Facebook page was flooded Wednesday with angry denunciations from people vowing to no longer donate money or participate in the group’s events.
“They’ve really hurt their own cause,” said Judith Waxman, vice president of health and reproductive rights at the National Women’s Law Center.
She said Komen has alienated part of its fundraising and advocacy base while undermining its core mission — helping fight breast cancer. Planned Parenthood performed about 170,000 breast-cancer screenings over the past five years with Komen funding.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The Komen foundation can give the money to many other organizations out there that can provide the same service. Not all of women's health issues are dealt with exclusively through PP.
We have friends who have had breast cancer and we all participate in the Komen run in albany. Have for the last 3 years. Many areas hold their own fundraisers and the money goes to their local clinics/hospitals for free breast cancer screening and research.
PP is not exclusive to women's health issues.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Lisa Augustine raised more than $3,000 and walked 60 miles for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure fundraiser shortly after undergoing surgery and radiation for breast cancer in 2010.
But the 39-year-old Napa woman will no longer contribute after the decision by the nation's leading breast cancer charity to withdraw support from Planned Parenthood for breast exams for low-income women.
Planned Parenthood and other groups accuse the Komen foundation of bowing to political pressure from antiabortion groups, a contention Komen denies.
Either way, Augustine said she will now direct her donations to Planned Parenthood and other cancer organizations - and end all ties to Komen.
"It's very disappointing that they're going to stop funding this because of politics. When it comes to our health, why are politics involved?" said Augustine, who used Planned Parenthood's services when she had no insurance, and donated money and time to the organization.
Call it a pink backlash against the group responsible for making the iconic pink ribbon and sponsoring Race for the Cure fundraisers.
Charity blasted
Within hours of word getting out this week that Susan G. Komen for the Cure had stopped funding the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, people took to Facebook, Twitter and public message boards, mostly to express outrage.
"I believe that the Susan G. Komen foundation saved my life," wrote one woman on Komen's Bay Area affiliate's Facebook page. "But since they have chosen not to give funding and support to Planned Parenthood, I will no longer give one penny to the organization and will tell everyone I know to do the same.
"How dare they bow to political pressure when they say that their goal is to give ALL women the chance to catch breast cancer early."
"Uninsured women will suffer most as a result of any funding cuts to Planned Parenthood," said Karuna Jaggar, Breast Cancer Action's executive director. "It's just enormously disappointing to people who have really invested in Komen as the largest breast cancer organization in the world."
The Susan G. Komen Fund has always been about preventing and treating breast cancer... Now politics has changed their focus to Fighting a Woman's Right To Choose. In the end, women, especially poor women will pay the price for Komen's politics.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
"How dare they bow to political pressure when they say that their goal is to give ALL women the chance to catch breast cancer early."
All women have a chance...It's sad to see how many people feel they have a lack of control over their own health and own lives without Planned Parenthood. I can believe the Feminazi's that bow down to the alter of PP try to strong arm an charity into bowing to their beliefs. Talk about zealots!! Here is a list of other womens health charities they can squeeze for abortion funding.
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC) Young Survival Coalition (YSC) The Rose National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) Breast Cancer Action (BCA) National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) Ovarian Cancer National Alliance SHARE International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC) Americans For UNFPA (United Nations Fund For Population Activities) Ipas Health and Water Foundation (HWF) EngenderHealth The Fistula Foundation Prevention International: No Cervical Cancer (PINCC) Foundation For Women’s Health National Women’s Health Network (NWHN) Society For Women’s Health Research (SWHR) National Black Women’s Health Project (NBWHP) HealthyWomen Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health (JIWH) American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) CancerCare The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) WomenHeart National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) Mental Health America AIDS Research Alliance (ARA) Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (LFA) National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) NARSAD
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