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Bad PR Move, Susan G. Komen

Andrea Mitchell of NBC News interviews Nancy Brinker, CEO and founder of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, about the foundation's decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood's breast cancer screening Just days after announcing that it would pull funding from Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen Foundation's Board of Directors released a statement [...]

Susan G. Komen reverses course, will keep funding Planned Parenthood

First off, let me say that I find the Susan G. Komen Foundation's decision to end funding of Planned Parenthood irresponsible and reprehensible. Caving to right-wing anti-abortion extremists is both despicable and shameful. There's simply no place for Following a massive public backlash over its decision to pull funding for breast cancer screenings from Planned [...]

Susan G Komen in U-turn over Planned Parenthood funding cut

Just days after announcing that it would pull funding from Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen Foundation's Board of Directors released a statement apologizing for the decision today. Just in time for the rising backlash to its self-created public relations disaster, the Susan G. Komen Foundation—which announced this week that it would pull its funding [...]

Susan G. Komen reverses course, will keep funding Planned Parenthood

Just in time for the rising backlash to its self-created public relations disaster, the Susan G. Komen Foundation—which announced this week that it would pull its funding from Planned Parenthood—has teamed up with First off, let me say that I find the Susan G. Komen Foundation's decision to end funding of Planned Parenthood irresponsible and [...]

Planned Parenthood backers blast Susan G Komen

Sweet jiggling breasts, has Susan G. Komen for the Cure ever painted itself into a corner. When they first announced their decision to revoke funding from Planned Parenthood, they said it was because they had a rule against giving money to ESTERO, FL, Feb 02, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Howard Alan Events and Susan [...]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder defends Planned Parenthood decision

By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times As the backlash grew against the decision by Susan G. Komen for the Curefoundation to cease awarding grants to Planned Parenthood, Komen officials ended two days of silence on Thursday and tried to manage the uproar. In a remarkable few hours, the prestigious and well respected Susan G. Komen [...]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder defends Planned Parenthood decision

Susan G. Komen founder Nancy Brinker stopped by MSNBC Thursday to discuss the specifics of and the reaction to news that the organization would cut its funding for Planned Parenthood's screening and treatment initiatives The drama continues to deepen. When the board of directors of the Susan G. Komen Foundation decided to halt funding to [...]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder defends Planned Parenthood decision

Nancy Brinker, the founder of Komen and sister of the famed, now deceased Susan G. Komen, has always thought of herself as a heavy hitting player in politics. As you've seen in other diaries, she raised millions for Bush's NEW YORK — Supporters are rallying around Planned Parenthood after renowned breast cancer charity Susan G. [...]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder defends Planned Parenthood decision

The drama continues to deepen. When the board of directors of the Susan G. Komen Foundation decided to halt funding to notorious abortion provider Planned Parenthood, abortion activists launched an informal investigation The video of her presentation (which you can see after the jump) and her experience at a recent Race for the Cure has [...]

Money pours into Planned Parenthood. Was Susan G. Komen misunderstood?

Purpose CEO and co-founder Jeremy Heimans speaks with the Washington Post's Emi Kolawole about the Susan G. Komen Foundation's decision to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood and what it could mean for the Foundation's future and branding. (Feb. In a remarkable few hours, the prestigious and well respected Susan G. Komen Race for the [...]