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February 6, 2012

Komen Reversed Decision on Planned Parenthood Funding 
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The breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure has reversed its
decision to cut off grants for Planned Parenthood following public
outcry. Komen had provided Planned Parenthood $700,000 last year to
provide education and breast care for low-income women. Huffington Post
reports internal Komen emails show the main force behind Komen's
decision to defund Planned Parenthood was Karen Handel, Komen's vice
president for public policy. Handel is a staunchly anti-abortion
Republican who once served as secretary of state in Georgia. She also
ran for governor in Georgia on an anti-Planned Parenthood platform. It
has also been revealed that Ari Fleischer, former press secretary for
George W. Bush, secretly helped Komen deal with the crisis.



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