breast cancer
Susan G. Komen's Dirty Pink Laundry
Last week the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, the breast-cancer-research advocacy group, cut its grants to Planned Parenthood; this cartoonist (Zina Saunders) found out a lot more about their disgraceful practice of "pink washing" corporate sponsors who make and use toxic, cancer-causing chemicals in their products.
Susan G. Komen's Dirty Pink Laundry
Last week the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, the breast-cancer-research advocacy group, cut its grants to Planned Parenthood; this cartoonist (Zina Saunders) found out a lot more about their disgraceful practice of "pink washing" corporate sponsors who make and use toxic, cancer-causing chemicals in their products.
Once Again, It’s Not Just Abortion: The Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Global Gag Rule
by Yifat Susskind, MADRE
February 6, 2012 - 7:08pm (Print)
This past week’s debacle with the Susan G. Komen Foundation brought back ugly memories of the Global Gag Rule.
Rick Santorum Advances the Lie That Abortions Increase Risk of Breast Cancer
Said Santorum on Fox News Sunday: "I don't believe breast cancer research is advanced by funding an organization that does abortions where you've seen ties to cancer and abortions." There is factually no known link between breast cancer and abortion, but perhaps, in the words of Jon Kyl, this was "Not intended to be a factual statement." [via HuffPost Politics]
Former Bush Aide Fleischer Helped Plan Komen's Break with Planned Parenthood
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
February 4, 2012 - 7:00pm (Print)
ThinkProgress reports that Ari Fleischman, former press secretary for George W. Bush and prominent right-wing pundit, was secretly involved as early as last fall in planning Komen's break with Planned Parenthood.
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A Medical Student and Former Komen Affiliate Responds to the Foundation's Recent Decision
by Sarah Stumbar, MS4, Stony Brook University School of Medicine
February 3, 2012 - 2:19pm (Print)
I am a recent member of Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s Young Women’s National Advisory Council, a previous director of Stony Brook University School of Medicine’s chapter of Medical Students for Choice, and a future family medicine physician. I was incredibly disappointed by Susan G. Komen’s recent decision to end its funding of breast health programs at Planned Parenthood affiliates across the United States.
An Apology, But Not A Reversal, From the Susan G. Komen Foundation
by Will Neville, Advocates for Youth
February 3, 2012 - 2:03pm (Print)
The Komen Foundation’s statement says that it “will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and preserve their eligibility to apply for future grants, while maintaining the ability of our affiliates to make funding decisions that meet the needs of their communities.” But this is NOT a reversal of any kind.
How Komen Flushed Their Brand in 24 Hours
by Raven Brooks, Netroots Foundation/Netroots Nation
February 3, 2012 - 1:47pm (Print)
I'd like to dissect how Komen for the Cure completely destroyed a brand 3 decades in the making and how they're now a different organization with a different future (if they even have one), whether they like it or not. My goal here is to help people understand this so you don't make the same mistakes.
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BREAKING: Komen Apologizes, Says Will Allow Planned Parenthood to Apply For Future Grants
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
February 3, 2012 - 11:30am (Print)
While a reversal of the decision is welcome, it also raises further questions. Komen denied yesterday that the de-funding had anything to do with investigations, even though their original memo said just that. Instead they claimed that the decision was based on "new metrics" and the desire to do "direct service" grants. Now, however, they are back to the "investigations" reason. And, Planned Parenthood can "apply" for future grants but who knows what that means now?
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Roundup: Komen Story Keeps Changing As Outrage Grows and Group Becomes Increasingly Isolated
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
February 3, 2012 - 9:23am (Print)
It seems that the Susan G. Komen Foundation did not think very carefully when making the decision to cut off breast cancer prevention grants to Planned Parenthood clinics. And Komen is becoming increasingly isolated as outrage grows.
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