Planned Parenthood funds restored

[luckytxn 2,264]

That's an utterly ridiculous argument. You don't have to give to Komen because they pay a medical provider you don't like to save women's lives. What's at issue is for Komen to stand there claiming to fight against breast cancer and then not support the fight against breast cancer under the disguise that an organization that provides millions of women each year with breast cancer screening and prevention services also provides other services. That is just mind boggling.

I can see it being mind boggling to you.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I can see it being mind boggling to you.

Yes it is. I am in favor of women receiving life saving health care services. Others apparently are not. The latter boggles my mind.

[Danno 1,228]

Not one.

Komen funds paid for breast cancer exams. Facts are a beotch, indeed.

How many mammograms does PP do? ZERO, they simply squeeze tits and give out referrals

PLANNED PARENTHOOD, even the name is bogus.

[웃 910]

U r bogus

[Danno 1,228]

U r bogus

Maybe but I don't make a living by tearing out of young girls, developing human life,...... one piece at a time.

[luckytxn 2,264]

Not one.

Komen funds paid for breast cancer exams. Facts are a beotch, indeed.

In 2010, Planned Parenthood revealed a total income of $1.1 billion. Taxpayers shelled out $363 million to pad the abortion provider's bottom line through federal and state grants and contracts (or 33% of its entire income).

[Dan and Judy 614]

This was the article telling about the original decision to cut the funding.

Komen denies abortion pressure in funding shiftBy Reuters Health

February 2, 2012 -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Thursday denied political pressure from antiabortion groups had anything to do with its decision to cut off funding for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, trying to contain a crisis between the two leading women's health groups.

In a 3-1/2 minute video statement posted on its website and the video site YouTube, the Komen foundation said critics have mischaracterized its decision to deny new money to Planned Parenthood and warned the controversy could distract attention from the struggle against breast cancer.

"We will never bow to political pressure," Komen founder Nancy Brinker said in the video.

"The scurrilous accusations being hurled at this organization are profoundly hurtful to so many of us," she said. "But more importantly, they are a dangerous distraction from the work that still remains to be done in ridding the world of breast cancer."

The Komen foundation, known for its pink ribbon symbol and Race for the Cure fundraisers, has collected more than $1.9 billion for breast cancer research and programs. It has affiliates in more than 100 U.S. cities and 50 countries.

Planned Parenthood provides abortion, birth control, and other health services to women. It had received about $700,000 annually from Komen to provide access to mammograms for low-income women.

Brinker said the funding change reflects a new internal strategy aimed at using donation money more effectively by eliminating duplicate grants and tightening eligibility rules.

That includes withholding funding from a group under investigation by U.S. authorities. Republican lawmaker Cliff Stearns is probing Planned Parenthood over its use of taxpayer funds.

"Regrettably, this strategic shift will affect any number of long-standing partners. But we have always done what is right for our organization, for our donors and volunteers," she said.

Planned Parenthood said the Komen foundation had succumbed to political pressure from antiabortion groups. It said such groups have repeatedly threatened Komen over its affiliation.

The decision set off an uproar among Komen supporters who also back Planned Parenthood, as evidenced by tens of thousands of comments on social media sites Facebook and Twitter.

"Susan Komen would not give in to bullies or fear. Too bad the foundation bearing her name did," writer Judy Blume, known for her books on girls growing up, said via Twitter.

Komen was Brinker's sister who died of breast cancer, inspiring the organization's creation.

Planned Parenthood, already barred from using federal funds to provide abortions, has seen the U.S. tax dollars it still receives for family aid to poor women come under intensifying Republican scrutiny in Congress.

The group has also come under attack from lawmakers in several states over the past year, including North Carolina, Indiana, and Kansas, who have attempted to block state funding.

In Kansas some local prosecutors are pressing criminal charges against Planned Parenthood, alleging it failed to maintain paperwork related to the abortions it provided.

Money from Komen has helped thousands of women in rural and underserved communities get breast health education, screenings, and mammogram referrals, Planned Parenthood said in a statement.

The assistance translates into 170,000 of the 4 million clinical breast exams the group has performed over the past five years, and more than 6,400 of 70,000 mammogram referrals.

Planned Parenthood complained that Komen officials have not responded to requests to meet and talk about the decision to cut the funding.

By David Morgan

Last Updated: 2012-02-02 17:50:21 -0400 (Reuters Health)

http://www.auntminnie.com/index.aspx?sec=sup⊂=wom&pag=dis&ItemID=98186

Edited February 4, 2012 by Dan and Judy

[SuperDuper! 230]

Planned Parenthood needs to put more PLAN in their name: Statistically, over half of all babies are made by accident!

[Danno 1,228]

Ironically for a organization which is suppose to support females,

Nearly half of the ones who go in, don't come out alive.

[웃 910]

Ironically for a organization which is suppose to support females,

Nearly half of the ones who go in, don't come out alive.

[Danno 1,228]

Yeah they go out in a black trash bag.

[Dan and Judy 614]

Ironically for a organization which is suppose to support females,

Nearly half of the ones who go in, don't come out alive.

If every woman that went into planned parenthood had an abortion and all the babies were girls that could be considered correct.

[Danno 1,228]

If every woman that went into planned parenthood had an abortion and all the babies were girls that could be considered correct.

I think you are taking a over-the-top salvo a bit to literal.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I think you are taking a over-the-top salvo a bit to literal.

Well, we're all aware of your math problems so it would appear appropriate to point out just how off your comment was. Remember that abortions represent merely 3% of the services provided by Planned Parenthood. That means that some 97% of the women entering the facility - that's almost everyone - enters the facility for a reason other than to terminate a pregnancy. In light of that, you're either totally incapable of doing a simple calculation or you just like to throw falsehoods around. While leaning towards the latter, I can't say with confidence that the former doesn't apply.

[Danno 1,228]

Well, we're all aware of your math problems so it would appear appropriate to point out just how off your comment was. Remember that abortions represent merely 3% of the services provided by Planned Parenthood. That means that some 97% of the women entering the facility - that's almost everyone - enters the facility for a reason other than to terminate a pregnancy. In light of that, you're either totally incapable of doing a simple calculation or you just like to throw falsehoods around. While leaning towards the latter, I can't say with confidence that the former doesn't apply.

Play with the numbers all you want.... for every Abortion they do they can also count 10 "services" to facilitate that death.

Just a thought, head on down to the clinic next Saturday and ask how many girls are getting Mammograms ... and how many are getting some service related to an abortion and get back to us with the breakdown.