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  • Amid abortion debate, Komen cancer charity halting grants to Planned Parenthood

    01/31/2012 2:23:00 PM PST · by Yossarian · 77 replies
    The Washington Post ^ | 1/31/12 | AP Editors
    NEW YORK — The nation’s leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates — creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate, between two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women. Planned Parenthood says the move results from Komen bowing to pressure from anti-abortion activists. Komen says the key reason is that Planned Parenthood is under investigation in Congress — a probe launched by a conservative Republican who was urged to act by anti-abortion groups. (snip) “We’re kind of reeling,” said Patrick Hurd, who is CEO of Planned Parenthood...