Posted on 10/01/2004 7:23:05 PM PDT by GirlShortstop
| Planned Parenthood/Susan G Komen (breast cancer) Question from pro-life on 09-30-2004: |
| This article is on Focus on the Family/Dr James Dobson's website. Thanks for all you do to keep us informed. Susan G. Komen Foundation Supports Planned Parenthood by Stuart Shepard, correspondent Disapproval grows over breast cancer group's support of abortion provider. A long-time member of an organization fighting breast cancer has stepped down, criticizing the group's donations to Planned Parenthood as inconsistent. Eve Sanchez Silver was a charter member of the Susan G. Komen Foundation's National Hispanic/Latina Advisory Council -- at least, she was until September 20, when she stepped down. "I don't believe that the Komen Foundation can uphold and support and affirm life with one hand, and then give money to an organization that is responsible for killing people on the other." She was upset to learn the foundation gave $475,000 to Planned Parenthood state affiliates. Rebecca Garcia, vice president of health sciences for the Komen Foundation, said, in all, $38 million went to community grants last year. "Our grants are restricted just to breast health education, screening and treatment services," Garcia said. "In a lot of rural and urban areas, Planned Parenthood is sometimes the only source of free or low cost women's health screening services for the specific age group, for the age group of women between 40 and 50." But Silver rejected those arguments. "I just don't see how in the same building you can have breast services in one room, and abortions in the other and think that that's all right," Silver said. She said other worthy organizations were denied grants because the money went instead to the nation's largest abortion provider. Silver also points out that numerous studies indicate a possible link between abortion and breast cancer -- a link the Komen Foundation does not acknowledge. She said she wants the people who run in the foundation's "Race for the Cure" to know where some of that money is going.
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Answer by Judie Brown on 09-30-2004: |
| Dear PL Thank you. Judie Brown |
Abortion is murder
Do you have any knowlege of the leanings/activities of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation?
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