Susan G. Komen Foundation reverses breast scanning funding decision

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Updated: 2/04 7:29 am

After taking a public relations beating, the Susan G. Komen Foundation has reversed its decision on funding.

The controversy erupted after the Komen Foundation cut funding for breast screening referrals provided by Planned Parenthood.

Komen says it cut the funding because Planned Parenthood is under a congressional investigation over whether federal funds are used for abortions.

Planned Parenthood says the Komen Foundation's money helped provide nearly 170,000 breast exams over the past five years.

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weaksaucecakes - 2/5/2012 11:28 AM
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Really? I don't see any "happy hour abortion special" or "abortions 50% off" sings outside planned parenthood. They don't try and convince women to get pregnant just so they can get an abortion. They just offer abortions. They don't promote any more than a normal doctor does. Planned Parenthood offers OB/GYN services to females in poverty or who don't have medical. The real shame is seeing women walk in with their Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Cristian Dior bags. You folks can afford $1000 bags but can't afford a normal doctor? Eliminating Planned Parenthood would be a real shame especially here, where the teen pregnancy rate is extremely high. And like I said, if you want an abortion at Planned Parenthood you pay full price.

Adrian Akau - 2/5/2012 11:06 AM
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The fact of the matter is that Planned Parenthood has been receiving Federal funds. The claim is that these funds are to be used for breast sanning funding. The infusion of these funds into Planned Parenthood pemits them to utilize other funds to promote abortion. Thus, even if the intent of the funds for Planned Parenthood is for breast scanning, the results are that these funds provide Planned Parenthood with the means to further their main goals, artificial contraception and abortion.

weaksaucecakes - 2/4/2012 9:25 PM
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Fail. The story is about breast cancer but the Komen foundation stopped funding planned parenthood because they're under investigation for guess what? That's right, abortions. I doubt theres "plenty" of republicans that are pro-choice and not religious. Being either is a sin amongst republicans. Won't see any athiest, pro-choice republican candidates for president in the near future.

kauhale - 2/4/2012 9:13 PM
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This story is about breast cancer not abortion u crazy prolifers need to relax. By the way there are plenty of REP that are pro choice and that don't believe in any religion.

weaksaucecakes - 2/4/2012 6:07 PM
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At Planned Parenthood if you want an abortion you pay for it. They don't subsidize it, and its not free. Whats the point of having a kid that the parents don't want? The world is already over populated, why force women to have children they don't want? A religious argument is moot considering church and state are supposed to be seperated. FYI I'm republican, just not a Jesus freak.

endofstory - 2/4/2012 1:15 PM
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mamadinosaur, where is YOUR proof that Adrian's number is incorrect? You are a typical liberal idiot who cannot handle or want to accept the truth, so you lie everytime you are faced wit the truth. You liberals yell and preach about free speech, except when you don't want to hear what others have to say. EOS

endofstory - 2/4/2012 1:11 PM
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gregflores, either you are for life or for MURDER! They should make all women who want an abortion take the dead baby fetus home with them; then maybe they would think twice before committing murder. Planned Parenthood is just another liberal democrap group that the democraps can get donation money and push their murdering issue to idiot women. Democraps are for murdering babies. I wish all of the liberal mothers had aborted them. CHOOSE LIFE and don't donate any monies to any organizaion that supports murdering babies. The liberal care more about animals than human babies.EOS

Adrian Akau - 2/4/2012 12:27 PM
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Dear MamaDinosaur. Tell me if I lie when I say that you would not be alive today to call me a liar if your mother had aborted you.

MamaDinosaur - 2/4/2012 9:50 AM
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Adrian, I understand that it can be very, very difficult to tell the truth, and that lying always comes so easily to people like you, but in the interest of your sanity and out of respect for those who actually do their research, do try to keep the lies to a minimum. And yes, everything you typed in that two sentence statement is a lie.

Pupulekane - 2/4/2012 5:45 AM
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I am neither for or against abortions but, I'm glad that there is a place where a woman can go and have the it done descreetly and in a safe and clean environment. I'm glad that the Susan G. Fomen Foundation had reversed it's decision in helping to fund Planned Parenthood because Planned Parenthood does so much more than hand out contraceptives and provide abortions.

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