Komen and Planned Parenthood

But forcing a Private Non Profit to donate to anyone is going against the very argument you are trying to make.........Komen should not have to donate to anyone they chose not to for whatever reason they may have...........

I personally think for you gals that are upset about Komens decision it is a great idea to donate directly to PP.....that way since a percentage of the money you raise for Komen is used for their overhead and you know that the money you donate to PP is going directly for the purpose in which you intend for it to be used.........

shokk

"Over the past five years, Komen funding has provided nearly 170,000 clinical breast exams out of more than 4 million nationwide at Planned Parenthood health centers. Komen has also provided more than 6,400 out of 70,000 mammogram referrals." source linky

Who's going to pay for that now? Oh right these women will just go without. So much for supporting early detection.

The info is from PP annual report and fromthe link below...I'm sorry that I didn't attribute it, my fingers were just shaking with rage.  

http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/04/08/what-planned-parenthood-actually-doesbesides-prevent-nearly-a-quarter-of-a-million-abortions-every-year&view=comments 

Well if the women that are upset about Komen's decision.....which I would imagine is in the thousands........if each one of you would make a small donation to PP would likely more then cover the amount that Komen was donating anyway........

 and remember PP is not free.........just to have a PAP screening is 80 dollars.....if your income is zero......

 shokk

I just sent this to Susan B Komen at the contact us/report bad behaviour section:

 "The news that you are planning to stop funding Planned Parenthood has me amazed and outraged.  In fact, my initial response started with an 'f' and ended with a 'u'.  I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.  I KNOW many women would have gone undetected/untreated without the assistance of Planned Parenthood.  

I will actively discourage any and ALL who will listen from supporting anything Susan G Komen.  This makes me so angry.  There are plenty of foundations out there supporting bc research, including Susan Love, who, btw, seems to be better focused on research.  Good bye; it's not me, it's YOU.  I won't wish you any luck.  I'm sure you can understand if you try real hard. "

SAB

I do appreciate what you posted about PP actually reducing the number of abortions which could possibly happen if the education/birth control were not happening.  That is an encouraging fact, and one step in the right direction.  I'm curious if there are centers out there which provide all the health care/education and do not fund/facilitate baby killing.  That I could stand behind.

But it still doesn't change the fact that I can not in good conscience support PP, directly or indirectly.  The reality without any sugar coating on it is that if a PP funds or facilitates even 1 abortion, they are actively participating in baby killing.

I hope you don't feel I'm attacking you.  I enjoy discussing tough topics.  I can appreciate others perspectives.  I can see where you are coming from.

We are all entitled to our beliefs but the law states abortion is legal and it isn't killing. I respect your right to believe it is. I also respect the right for all to be able to choose. No one wants to have an abortion. It's called pro-choice not pro-abortion for a reason. No one is pro-abortion.

From my understanding the Komen money doesn't fund abortions and as pointed out this is a very small part of what PP actually does.

Yes I donated today to PP as well.

Deciding I wanted a mastectomy was also a tough choice.  ;-) 

Deciding whether to buy food or get that suspicious lump checked out would also be a tough one.

Precisely! This is about politics and business when it should be about people. The law could also state that low income people dont deserve the same healthcare and Komen could agree but that doesnt change the fact that its a crock..

SAB, it's not about religion, it's about life. 

And to me it is about people, including the unborn people.

Faye ive read your previous posts which were all, everyone one, considered and supportive so please dont feel i was attacking you or your beliefs but in my experience it is the women and families who need support from places like PP no matter what ones view on abortion, who need these services the most. I deplore the idea that someone is going to die because of callous decisions made by a corporation like Komen, an organisation which is far from squeaky clean itself. Best wishes

This isn't even about abortion.  It's about Komen inventing a policy to fit a current situation - one "investigation" launched by Cliff Stearns from Florida.  He's asked for financial records from PP and 83 affiliates going back as much as 13 years!  It's obviously politically motivated and it's also obvious he cares nothing about the women served by PP.  

I hope the Republicans enjoy their brief moment of obfuscation and obstructionist glory.  It won't last much longer. 

The war on women continues.

I agree momof3boys i was involved in the 'pink' for a long time but now we donate to local cancer societies and research orgs. Your right there does have to be transparency when people are donating money and devoting time. This may end up meaning that more money gets to where its needed