USA TODAY
Komen reversal on Planned Parenthood doesn't end controversyUSA TODAYBy Liz Szabo and Gary Strauss, USA TODAY Some cancer survivors and advocates say Susan G. Komen for the Cure will have to work hard to win back supporters, even after the breast cancer organization reversed course on a controversial decision to end …Social media flexes [...]
Los Angeles Times
Matthew Dowd: Susan G. Komen-Planned Parenthood Debate Shows 'Poisonous Part …Yahoo! Contributors NetworkBy George Stephanopoulos | ABC OTUS News – 2 hrs 13 mins ago ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd said that the debate this week over funding between the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood shows the "corrupt nature that's [...]
Los Angeles Times
Opinion: Moorpark Teens Need Planned Parenthood Type ServicesPatch.comThe Susan G. Komen Foundation mixed politics with health care in deciding not to fund the health services organization. Planned Parenthood supporters hold up signs following a press conference by US Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) outside at a Planned …Internet Fury Spurs Komen ReversalBloombergMatthew Dowd: Susan [...]
ABC News
Help Cure Cancer Without Supporting Abortion – And ResponseThe ChattanooganRoy Exum points out the “Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure” Foundation has a tangled financial relationship with Planned Parenthood, a pro-abortion group. Fortunately, other cancer help groups do not choose to share their money with abortion providers.Internet Fury Spurs Komen ReversalBloombergAbortion politics and [...]
Los Angeles Times
Adubato: Komen communication inconsistentThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comBy Steve Adubato Sometimes even the organizations with the strongest and most respectable brand can communicate in a sloppy and disorganized fashion. When this happens, that organization pays a heavy price. Consider the case of Susan G. Komen for the …Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder [...]
USA TODAY
Minn. food company recalls about 1 million eggs in 34 statesUSA TODAYMINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota food company said Friday it is recalling more than a million hard-cooked eggs distributed to 34 states after testing revealed some may be contaminated with listeria. Robert F. Bukaty, AP Lab testing by a third party …Egg [...]
Los Angeles Times
Paying for stem cells: A bad ideaLos Angeles TimesThe practice might lead to donors who wouldn't admit to having a medical condition that could potentially endanger the recipient. Cyndi Newman, donor center manager for Gift of Life, wishes teacher Elyse Allen good luck before she donates bone marrow …Mass.: Bone Marrow Donor Recruiting [...]
ABC News
Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forgetChicago TribuneNEW YORK— When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she sat in her car and wept. This week, after watching The Susan G. [...]
The Guardian
After Komen furor, some supporters of the breast-cancer charity say they won't …Washington PostNEW YORK — When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — “a sea of pink” traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she sat in her car and wept. [...]
The Associated Press
Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forgetThe Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she sat in her car and wept. This week, after [...]
USA TODAY
Komen Foundation bows to social media firestorm, reverses Planned Parenthood …San Jose Mercury NewsBy Sandy Kleffman From left, Aurora Jewell, Mandi Moshay and Kirsten Dees hold signs Friday outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Seattle protesting Susan G. Komen for the Cure's severing of funds for poor-women's breast exams. US Sen.Planned Parenthood gets image [...]
Columbus Dispatch
Komen's reversal on Planned Parenthood irks someColumbus DispatchNancy G. Brinker, founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, issued an apology. Joyce Beatty today became the first candidate in the hotly contested Democratic primary field for the new 3rd Congressional District seat to go on Columbus television …Komen Drops Plans to Cut [...]
CBC.ca
Komen reverses Planned Parenthood move – angering antiabortion activistsPhiladelphia InquirerBy Marie McCullough Nancy Brinker founded the organization 30 years ago after her sister, Susan Komen, did not survive the disease. For 30 years, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has set the pace and won the race – not for the cure of the [...]
The Associated Press
Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testingThe Associated PressTo many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see. Those clinical breast exams are …Amid Komen flap, a [...]
Los Angeles Times
Komen reverses decision to deny funding to Planned ParenthoodLos Angeles TimesAfter three days of criticism from politicians and other nonprofits, the breast cancer foundation Susan G. Komen for the Cure says it will reinstate funding to Planned Parenthood. US Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) speaks during a news conference at a …Surprises in Komen-Planned [...]
Globe and Mail
Susan G. Komen reverses course, will keep funding Planned ParenthoodCBS NewsThree days after pulling its funding for cancer screenings from Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation on Friday apologized for the decision and reversed course. "Our only goal for our granting process is to support women and …Komen backs [...]
The Guardian
Opinion- Komen needs to reassessCNNBy RichardLovet | Posted 1 hour ago | Rutland, Vermont CNN PRODUCER NOTE RichardLovet, a radiation oncologist at the Rutland Regional Medical Center and former president of the Vermont-New Hampshire affiliate of the Susan G. Komen foundation, …Supporters rally around Planned Parenthood after Komen decides to cut breast …Washington PostKomen [...]
BBC News
Malaria deaths hugely underestimated – Lancet studyBBC NewsBy Neil Bowdler Science and health reporter, BBC News Worldwide malaria deaths may be almost twice as high as previously estimated, a study reports. This compaGlobal malaria mortality between 1980 and 2010 a systematic analysires to a World Health …Malaria Deaths Grossly UnderestimatedMedical News TodayNew study doubles [...]
Los Angeles Times
Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder defends Planned Parenthood decisionLos Angeles TimesNancy G. Brinker says abortion is not the reason that grants for breast cancer exams are being cut off. Lawmakers, women's health advocates and others continue to criticize the move, and both groups see donations pour in. Nancy Brinker, founder and [...]
USA TODAY
Outcry Grows Fiercer After Funding Cut by Cancer GroupNew York TimesThe nation's leading breast cancer advocacy organization confronted the growing furor Thursday over its decision to largely end its decades-long partnership with Planned Parenthood, with rising dissension in its own ranks and a roiling anger on the …Komen gives new explanation for cutting funds [...]