New Orleans To me the issue was settled. Nancy Brinker and Komen for the Cure had caved into pressure from the right wing and Cecile Richards and Planned Parenthood had taken them to the woodshed and taught them a lesson about what women really care about and in so doing administered a public humiliation that permanently …
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Parenthood Backers Rally, Komen Foundation Permanently Damaged
New Orleans For a change we’re winning one against the right wing strategy of progressive institution defunding. This is a Texas-style bare knuckles dispute, and I’m so proud of the way Cecile Richards stepped into the ring here that I could just spit! The Susan Komen Foundation folks are headquartered in Dallas so they should’ve …
Shame on Komen Foundation Craven Cave-in on Planned Parenthood
New Orleans It was shocking today to read that the Komen Foundation, well known for its ubiquitous “pink” crusade against breast cancer, in the most craven way caved into right-wing pressure and unilaterally defunded Planned Parenthood. Komen has been increasingly controversial in the anti-cancer health movement for emphasizing marketing and branding over research and cures, …