It’s probably the fastest-spreading
story in Internet history about the relationship between two
non-profits. Late Tuesday afternoon, Planned Parenthood and Susan G.
Komen Race for the Cure announced that Komen would be withdrawing grants
given to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings. Despite
Komen’s lame attempts to claim otherwise, it was widely understood that
this was about Komen aligning itself with the anti-choice movement,
despite the anti-choice movement’s long history of opposing not just
safe and legal abortion, but also access to contraception and even the
prevention of cervical cancer through the use of the HPV vaccine.
So
what gives? Why would Komen, which purports to be a women’s health
organization, choose to align itself with an anti-health, anti-science
movement instead of with another prominent women’s health organization
that actually helps prevent and detect cancer? What role does Komen’s
hearty corporate fundraising efforts play in all of this? READ MORE
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