Posted on 04/10/2008 2:54:49 AM PDT by rhema
A new report from a Planned Parenthood watchdog finds chapters of the Komen Race for the Cure breast cancer group gave affiliates of the national abortion business over $700,000 last fiscal year. The enormous amount should be a red flag to pro-life advocates, one leading activist says.
Figures from STOPP International show Komen chapters giving $711,485 from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006 to Planned Parenthood affiliates.
Jim Sedlak, a representative of the watchdog group says the numbers are concerning given than millions of pro-life Americans will participate in Komen events during the month.
"More and more people are speaking up about the fact that Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a breast cancer research foundation, supports Planned Parenthood," Sedlak told LifeNews.com on Wednesday.
He pointed to studies showing abortion increases a woman's chances of contracting breast cancer and said that makes the donations extremely questionable.
"The fact that Komen Affiliates give money to Planned Parenthood contradicts Komen’s claim that it works to end breast cancer," Sedlak said. "This is ridiculous and must stop."
Sedlak urged pro-life advocates to disassociate themselves with any Komen events until the organization's affiliates stop giving money to the abortion business.
He also urged pro-life people to make Planned Parenthood's pro-abortion mission clear to Komen officials and event participants.
He called Planned Parenthood "an organization that kills babies, exploits women, corrupts youth and increases the likelihood of breast cancer by promoting contraception and abortion."
The amount of the grants from Komen affiliates to Planned Parenthood appears to be on the rise and 25 Komen affiliates now have a partnership with the abortion business.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure spokeswoman Rebecca Gibson previously confirmed hat 19 of the 122 Komen affiliates made grants totaling $374,253 to Planned Parenthood during the 2005-2006 fiscal year.
Komen officials have dismissed the grants saying they are for breast cancer screenings, but pro-life advocates say the money is fungible and that it frees up funds Planned Parenthood could use for breast screenings but instead uses on abortions.
The Catholic Diocese of Lafayette has asked parishioners there to refrain from participating the march and, last month, the St. Louis Archdiocese asked people to boycott the event.
In November 2006, the Phoenix, Arizona diocese asked parishioners to tell Komen to stop giving money to Planned Parenthood.
"Some will argue the grant is earmarked for areas other than abortion or contraception, so the affiliation between the organizations is inconsequential," Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted said of the Komen grants to Planned Parenthood.
"But the sad reality is that the grant money now frees up Planned Parenthood funds for those other areas opposing life and counter to our Catholic faith," he explained.
The Komen grants to Planned Parenthood prompted medical research analyst and Hispanic outreach director Eve Sanchez Silver to resign from her leadership position within Komen.
Silver eventually had a meeting with Komen officials about their grants and abortion's link with breast cancer.
"SGK officials did not appear to have knowledge of simple breast facts," Silver said in a statement LifeNews.com received.
Silver explained that the breast is an organ that is not mature at birth and SGK officials appeared to be surprised to learn that the breast does not become fully mature until after 32 weeks of pregnancy.
As a result of that state of development, interruption of pregnancy via an abortion before 32 weeks leaves breast cells exposed to estrogen, which is highly carcinogenic.
She indicated the Komen representatives also appeared to be "more concerned about assisting women after they had contracted breast cancer, than informing them to avoid breast cancer risk by avoiding abortions and having [an] early, full term pregnancy."
"This is an appalling lack of concern for the women the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is supposed to be helping," Silver added.
Donations during the 2006-2007 fiscal year from Komen affiliates to Planned Parenthood abortion businesses include:
PP of Texas Capital Region received $62,886 from the Austin Komen Affiliate.
PP of Idaho received $15,000 from the Boise Komen Affiliate.
PP Association of the Mercer Area received $20,000 from the Central and South Jersey Komen Affiliate.
PP of Albuquerque received $30,000 from the Central New Mexico Komen Affiliate.
PP of Sandoval received $15,000 from the Central New Mexico Komen Affiliate.
PP of New Mexico received $60,000 from the Central New Mexico Komen Affiliate.
PP of Northern New York received $2,000 from the Central New York Komen Affiliate.
PP of Central Texas received $45,000 from the Central Texas Komen Affiliate.
PP of the Rocky Mountains received $7,163 from the Denver Metropolitan Komen Affiliate.
PP in El Paso received $5,410 from the El Paso Komen Affiliate.
PP in Grand Rapids received $14,661 from the Grand Rapids Komen Affiliate.
PP in Greater Amarillo received $11,500 from the Greater Amarillo Komen Affiliate.
PP of Nassau County received $75,000 from the Greater New York City Komen Affiliate.
PP in Madison received $30,000 from the Madison Komen Affiliate.
PP of Wisconsin received $42,077 from the Milwaukee Komen Affiliate.
PP in Milwaukee received $13,143 from the Milwaukee Komen Affiliate.
PP in Triangle received -$317 from the North Carolina Triangle Komen Affiliate.
PP Health Systems received $21,000 from the North Carolina Triangle Komen Affiliate.
PP in North Texas received $32,400 from the North Texas Komen Affiliate.
PP of Orange and San Bernardino Counties received $90,805 from the Orange County Komen Affiliate.
PP of Delaware received $39,987 from the Philadelphia Komen Affiliate.
PP in Phoenix received $24,850 from the Phoenix Komen Affiliate.
PP of Western Washington received $750 from the Puget Sound Komen Affiliate.
PP of San Antonio received $31,496 from the San Antonio Komen Affiliate.
PP of West Palm Beach, Florida received $36,000 from the South Florida Komen Affiliate.
Related web sites:
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Eve Sanchez Silver
National Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer
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the komen fund has always been a left wing organization that has had past auditing funding with ambigous explanations of expenses and where the money goes!!!
Interesting. IIRC, Nassau County has the dubious honor of having one of the highest rates of abortion and one of the highest rates of breast cancer. Probably just a coincidence./s
Really? if so...not more special stamps or anything else that Komen sponsors. My dollars won’t be going to planned parenthood anymore. I’m done.
Don’t donate anymore. I’m not now that I know my hard earned dollars which I thought was going towards fighting breast cancer goes to Planned Parenthood too. No way will I donate monies to murder babies.
What a stupid way to squander a valuable brand that could have done a lot for what it said it stood for: finding a cure for breast cancer.
Yes, all those female babies who are aborted will NEVER get breast cancer!
Even if they weren't giving to Planned Parenthood, Komen and too many organizations like it do nothing to "cure cancer." They exist as feel-good operations whose money goes primarily to "raise awareness" and put out pamphlets--no doubt a worthy endeavor 30 years ago, but who on this planet isn't aware of breast cancer today?
When people give to organizations like this--whether for breast cancer, kidney disease, etc., they believe their money goes to actual research, which is rarely the case. Komen's devolution into just another money-wasting bureaucracy with political subtext was, I suppose predictable. The money raised by successful groups is pheremone to leeches who make a career out of appropriating groups' original missions for their own purposes.
According to Charitynavigator.org Koman spends 82.5% of the dontated money on their program. 9.3% goes to admin, and 8% goes to costs of fund raising. The two top executives make $240k and $180k in salary.
A key question would be where this $750k goes, admin or program. I’d wager that it was put in the program column even though it has little to nothing to do with breast cancer research or education.
I’m not trying to start a fight...just trying to understand. Komen gives money to institutions that do prescreenings for breast cancer...doesn’t Planned Parenthood do that?
Since abortion is legal...wouldn’t ANY institution that Komen gives money to be wrong in your eyes?
“Since abortion is legal...wouldn’t ANY institution that Komen gives money to be wrong in your eyes?”
Do all institutions perform abortions?
“when they give the money out that they raised for breast cancer I don’t see why abortion should factor into it. “
Because many many people believe that Planned Parenthood does far more evil than good. Hospitals generally do far more good than evil.
Planned Parenthood was founded by a racist who believed in culling out the undesirables. They have failed to report the rape of children. They encourage children to be sexually promiscuous.
And Komen is now proven to be helping Planned Parenthood accomplish their mission.
Abortions cause an increase in breast cancer rates, so Komen gives to P.P.?
Oh, please. Planned parenthood also does good by helping poor women get the health care they need. Komen can’t be responsible for everything EVERYONE does. That is not their mission...that is yours.
Mercy!
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