Pin ItemailprintThe fallout continues from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure / Planned Parenthood fiasco. Karen Handel, the charity’s vice president for public policy, has just submitted her formal resignation letter. “I am deeply disappointed by the gross mischaracterizations of the strategy, its rationale, and my involvement in it,” Handel said in the letter. “I [...]
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Here are your top stories for this Saturday, February 4, 2012: – Unemployment numbers drop again – Republican response – Second teacher arrested – Komen changes decision on Planned Parenthood
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure has just released a statement apologizing for their “recent decisions” and pleding to continue funding Planned Parenthood. Earlier this week, the Foundation stated that they would no longer fund Planned Parenthood, leading to a media firestorm. Now, it seems they’ve reconsidered the matter and reversed course. Here’s the full [...]
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has announced that it’s cutting funds to Planned Parenthood, sparking a firestorm of criticism from abortion rights advocates blaming “political pressure,” while generating praise from an anti-abortion group. (UPDATE: Susan G. Komen has apologized and reversed its decision – DETAILS HERE) Planned Parenthood has come under intense [...]
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A 24-year-old woman from Texas has been arrested on charges of deception after she allegedly tricked her friends into paying for her breast implants. Trista Joy Lathern reportedly told her family and friends that she had breast cancer. She raised raised about $10,000 at a benefit, saying that she needed the money for her chemotherapy [...]
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WJLA, a TV station in Washington, D.C., has made the bold move to air stories featuring partially-naked females having a breast exam as part of a “breast cancer awareness” effort, but many critics argue that the station is exploiting women for gain as the reports will air during a critical ratings “sweeps” period. On Thursday, [...]
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