komen drops planned parenthood

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Danzig

http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-livin...200300991.html


of course the story broke a few days ago, but it's getting more heated. note this in the story i linked above:

'Komen maintains that its decision was not politically motivated -- a spokesperson says that the move was a result of the breast-cancer charity's new rule barring grants to organizations that are under investigation by the local, state, or federal government.'

but then you read this:

The Huffington Post reports that the decision came just months after Komen hired Karen Handel to be their senior vice president for policy in April 2011. Handel ran for governor of Georgia in 2010 on a pro-life platform and promised to eliminate state grants to Planned Parenthood, even as she acknowledged that the state money did not fund abortions or abortion-related services.

"First, let me be clear, since I am pro-life, I do not support the mission of Planned Parenthood," Handel wrote on her campaign blog, which is still available in Internet archives.

When I had first read this it seemed very clear that it was a result of the hiring of Handel and her previous anti-choice positions. It is a shame because it's hard to boycott restaurants etc that support Komen because of all the good they do, but at the same time...

[Danzig]

the stance of the woman they hired is troubling. she wanted to cut their state funding if elected, while acknowledging none of that funding they received went to abortions.
i wonder how much of the issue is services they provide, and how much is due to their name alone?

[dellinger63]

In Chicago they're reporting all of the money lost from Komen has been donated to PP including NY Bloomberg's matching 250K. All in all a win-win situation for women.

[Danzig]

komen has announced they are changing their minds and will be funding them after all.
good!

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Danzig

komen has announced they are changing their minds and will be funding them after all.
good!

maybe PP can do an internal fraud investigation so they won't be paying the fines they do.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Danzig

komen has announced they are changing their minds and will be funding them after all.
good!

I won't donate a nickel until the Bitch (Handel) resigns.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by jms62

I won't donate a nickel until the Bitch (Handel) resigns.

maybe she'll leave since her cunning plan fell apart.


i always question when charities get large as to just how much of a donation goes to the cause, and how much to the charity to operate. not hearing good things about komen lately in that regard. salaries for their officers are said to be high. i won't give to support things like that!

[Riot]

Originally Posted by jms62

I won't donate a nickel until the Bitch (Handel) resigns.

There are other breast cancer health orgs to donate to.

[mclem0822]

This Florida Congressmen Cliff Stearns and his little Sub-Committee who is the Jackass who called for this invetigation of PP MONTHS ago! But yet all he has done was sit on his hands, from what i have heard he has yet to hold even one single hearing! Probably cuz he knows he's got shite for evidence, and for brains for that matter! The entire thing was disgusting, and perhaps the Komen foundation has come to their senses, but their rep is taking a hit, and should! I agree Handel needs to go!

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Danzig

the stance of the woman they hired is troubling. she wanted to cut their state funding if elected, while acknowledging none of that funding they received went to abortions.

That matches 100% our own Republicans in Congress: trying to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, for the same false reason. It's amazing to me that this same anger over stupidity has never fallen upon our Congressmen's heads.