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Do you agree with the Susan G. Komen Foundation's decision to defund Planned Parenthood?

Asked by Aethelflaed (13752points) February 1st, 2012

The Susan G. Komen Foundation, the leading breast-cancer charity in the United States, has decided to stop funding Planned Parenthood. The AP says this new move will mean “a cutoff of hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, mainly for breast exams.” Komen said this decision was because they have adopted a new rule that prevents them from funding organizations under congressional investigation. However, many note that Komen has been under pressure from pro-life groups to defund Planned Parenthood, and that it recently hired a new pro-life vice president who advocated for defunding Planned Parenthood when she ran for governor of Georgia. (Read more)

Was Komen right to defund Planned Parenthood? Other thoughts?

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