The Week Breast Cancer Care Became About Abortion
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The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health expressed disappointment Thursday in the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation's decision to discontinue funds to Planned Parenthood health centers for breast cancer prevention, screenings and education, adding to the uproar over the move.
Hispanic women are 20 percent more likely to die from breast cancer compared to non-Hispanic white women when diagnosed at a similar age and stage, reported HealthDay News Dec. 8, 2011, and twice as likely to go without health insurance, according to U.S. Census data.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure's top public health official, Mollie Williams, immediately resigned after the board made the decision in December to end grants to Planned Parenthood, the Atlantic reported Feb. 2. Sources claim that William's resignation was a direct response to the Planned Parenthood decision, though Williams said she wouldn't respond to questions about the decision or her resignation.
Those angry with the decision have also responded with their pocketbooks -- since the announcement, donors have given $650,000 to Planned Parenthood, according to the Washington Post Feb. 1. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Thursday he would make up a large part of the missing funds through a matching gift -- he will donate $1 for every new dollar Planned Parenthood raises up to $250,000. The Ms. Foundation for Women has also launched a donation campaign to match funds, up to $20,000.
Anti-choice groups have been pressuring Susan G. Komen for the Cure to end grants to Planned Parenthood and top Komen officials have also expressed anti-choice views. Komen's Senior Vice-President for Public Policy Karen Handel promised to defund Planned Parenthood during her unsuccessful run for governor of Georgia in 2010, according to Handel's own blog. Komen board member Jane Abraham, according to RH Reality Check Feb. 1, also serves as the general chair of the anti-choice organization Susan B. Anthony List.
Komen CEO Brinker has complicated political loyalties. She has supported Planned Parenthood in the past and as recently as last year sat on the advisory council for Planned Parenthood of North Texas. But she is also closely tied to the anti-choice Republican Party and is a major donor to the party. Brinker has given $175,000 to Republican candidates and the Republican National Committee since 1990, Mother Jones reported Feb. 1. She also served the George W. Bush's administration as ambassador to Hungary and, later, as chief protocol officer.
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Hispanic women are 20 percent more likely to die from breast cancer compared to non-Hispanic white women when diagnosed at a similar age and stage, reported HealthDay News Dec. 8, 2011, and twice as likely to go without health insurance, according to U.S. Census data.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure's top public health official, Mollie Williams, immediately resigned after the board made the decision in December to end grants to Planned Parenthood, the Atlantic reported Feb. 2. Sources claim that William's resignation was a direct response to the Planned Parenthood decision, though Williams said she wouldn't respond to questions about the decision or her resignation.
Those angry with the decision have also responded with their pocketbooks -- since the announcement, donors have given $650,000 to Planned Parenthood, according to the Washington Post Feb. 1. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Thursday he would make up a large part of the missing funds through a matching gift -- he will donate $1 for every new dollar Planned Parenthood raises up to $250,000. The Ms. Foundation for Women has also launched a donation campaign to match funds, up to $20,000.
Anti-choice groups have been pressuring Susan G. Komen for the Cure to end grants to Planned Parenthood and top Komen officials have also expressed anti-choice views. Komen's Senior Vice-President for Public Policy Karen Handel promised to defund Planned Parenthood during her unsuccessful run for governor of Georgia in 2010, according to Handel's own blog. Komen board member Jane Abraham, according to RH Reality Check Feb. 1, also serves as the general chair of the anti-choice organization Susan B. Anthony List.
Komen CEO Brinker has complicated political loyalties. She has supported Planned Parenthood in the past and as recently as last year sat on the advisory council for Planned Parenthood of North Texas. But she is also closely tied to the anti-choice Republican Party and is a major donor to the party. Brinker has given $175,000 to Republican candidates and the Republican National Committee since 1990, Mother Jones reported Feb. 1. She also served the George W. Bush's administration as ambassador to Hungary and, later, as chief protocol officer.
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