From the Community: Komen foundation apologizes and pledges to Planned Parenthood

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Breaking News: Komen Apologizes; Pledges To Continue Planned Parenthood Grants
Submitted by letsliveinpeace

After public backlash, the Susan G. Komen foundation backtracks on its disputed decision to cut ties to Planned Parenthood. Komen for the Cure just released the following statement from Nancy Brinker and the Susan G. Komen Board of Directors:

"We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's lives.

The events of this week have been deeply unsettling for our supporters, partners and friends and all of us at Susan G. Komen. We have been distressed at the presumption that the changes made to our funding criteria were done for political reasons or to specifically penalize Planned Parenthood. They were not.

Our original desire was to fulfill our fiduciary duty to our donors by not funding grant applications made by organizations under investigation. We will amend the criteria to make clear that disqualifying investigations must be criminal and conclusive in nature and not political. That is what is right and fair."

Komen plans to revise a new policy that barred the organization from funding Planned Parenthood. The community responds to the foundation's new promise to support women and families in the fight against breast cancer:

ampersand: "Good on the board members who resigned to protest this attempted political coup in a public health organization. To really save the Koman Foundation long term harm the Komen board members who supported the original move to attack Planned Parenthood services and funding should resign."

ZiggyStrange: "Not good enough for me. That was a political hit on the people, saying I give when the nation and it's own contributors turned on Komen for being a compromised organization. I don't trust them anymore, and nobody should, I do not accept the apology. To hell with them."

jackhole: "The heat needs to remain on then demand transparency. Demand an investigation of The Komen foundation lets see what atrocities happen behind the scenes."

lazloman: "I wouldn't rest easy just because they reversed their decision. The wacko fringe on the right really, really, really, really wants to impose its way on the rest of us and they won't be deterred by public opinion. They will likely try to find another way to attack PP."

northernexpat: "I will still not support them ever again. They only apologized because they saw a major impact on their gravy train. The President of National Organization for Women said that because of this very political decision by the SKC that she predicted that this organization would not be around in three years. I say let's make it happen. What have they really done to find a cure for breast cancer? Just making people aware of breast cancer is not enough."

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