Nancy Brinker was on the Planned Parenthood advisory board in Dallas and she started the Susan G. Komen Foundation....Susan was her sister.
www.lifeissues.org has a whole article and show (Facing Life Head-On....look under programming and also resources) about this subject of Susan G. Komen and the connection to Planned Parenthood.
There is an alternative group called www.BCPInstitute.org. They do not give money to Planned Parenthood. I heard of two other groups that are helpful to this cause.
One does NOT have to give to Susan G. Komen to support breast cancer research.
“Pink” is the new “Green” commerce.
Buy the ribbon, line the coffers.
Every time I think of breast cancer, or ANY cancer, I think of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4XZzhJfHFE
They will be getting none of my money. I consciously avoid “pink” products.
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I will continue to support them, as I believe they do more good for cancer victims and research than they do bad.
We were recently on a Holland America cruise and they actively promote Susan G. Komen for the Cure onboard their ships.
Holland America is slowly coming around to realize that most of its passengers are not leftist radicals.
Holland America has cancelled their contract with CNN and beginning next year, they will have Fox News instead.
Now we need to get Holland America to stop promoting Susan G. Komen for the Cure. There are better alternatives.
Evil has infected everything. It is the dominate force in absolutely everything.
Never mind whether there is a scientific link or not, what does PP have to do with cancer research? Nothing as far as I know.
I have been waging a one-consumer campaign against this foundation for their support of Planned Parenthood. The most recent incident was a call to Boar’s Head (deli meats, et al). At the local grocery, there is a sign that joyfully proclaims they support SGK.
When I called, they transferred me a few times until I got “the right person to talk to about that.” This person said that SGK’s support for Planned Parenthood was only to fund mamograms and therefore didn’t support abortions. No matter how many times I explained that support for one area frees up their own dollars for another area, she kept arguing. In the end, as she hung up, I told her it was goodbye to Boar’s Head for me.
I’ll miss it too.
It’s true, just google it.
I don’t buy pink ribboned items that say they go to the Komen foundation.
My Quilt Guild makes a queen sized quilt we ‘raffle’ off each year and we made sure the $1,000 we raise goes the National Breast Cancer Research org. Which does not give our $$ to PP.
Thanks to everyone who replied and kept the thread alive. I have been working today(for a change) and couldn’t keep the thread going myself. If Colson’s allegations are true I want to let as many people as I can know that they can support BC research by means other than unknowingly contributing to Murder Inc, AKA Planned Parenthood.
Komen HQ has received 2,000 emails condemning their move to defund PP. In support, they have received only 64. PLEASE contact news@komen.org and tell them thanks for defunding Planned Parenthood. They are coming under severe attack.