I have strongly supported Komen in the past with money, paintings to auction and time, but now, with the removal of help from the poor, which is the ONLY reason that I have ever given you anything..... this "charity" with it's high paid executives and bullying tactics has become completely self serving. And you are a bully besides. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/07/komen-foundation-charities-cure_n_793176.html

Nice, the guilty flee when no one persues, but Korman is being pursued today by the media, twitter, and on Facebook.  Good!

Yes. They have been working at a frenzied pace to delete the posts not only from here, but from their Facebook page as well. True colors are surfacing, no doubt.

As a cancer survivor I as well as my family have always been happy to walk and raise funds for Komen. Your decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood made me regret our participation. Our support will now go to Planned Parenthood. We were disgusted to learn this news after my daughters and granddaughter participated in this year's walk. If we had learned beforehand of this regrettable decision that will discriminate against and will hurt women, we would not have participated. I hope you will reconsider. Terry Wolcott

I am so dismayed that your organization has cut its funding to Planned Parenthood.  This is clearly a political decision, because it is not in the best interests of women.  You are, in effect, jeopardizing access to breast imaging and information about breast cancer to thousands of women, many of whom do not have easy access to affordable healthcare.  Shame on you!  I urge you to reinstate your funding.  This may blow over as a TV news story, but you are doing damage to many women's lives that will have repercussions for years.

You can't beat something as tough as cancer if you're not strong enough to stand up to to political pressure. Restore funding for Planned Parenthood and fire Karen Handel now!

Don't bow down SGK. Your organization has made a tremendously righteous decision and stick to your guns.

When I first read the headline on Monday I was overcome with joy.  I thought Susan G Komen had finally come to its senses and realized that being partnered up with Planned Parenthood was bad for business.  However, as I continued to read I discovered the only reason SGK severed ties with Planned Parenthood was because of the current Congressional investigation into their misappropriation of funds.  Why is being associated with Planned Parenthood bad for business other than the bad publicity received for being associated with the largest provider of abortions in the world?  Let's look at the abortion information first.
 
First of all, as a research institution dedicated to breast cancer, you must be aware of the links between abortion and breast cancer.  This was reported in 1986 in Great Britain, "Induced abortion before first term pregnancy increases the risk of breast cancer" (Lancet, 2/22/86, p. 436).  Not only does the abortion itself raise the risk of breast cancer, but the delaying of a first full-term pregnancy also presents a risk.  Eight different, independent Medical Organizations have recognized the link between abortion and breast cancer.  These organizations are: The National Physicians Center for Family Resources, Catholic Medical Association, American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Breast Cancer Prevention Institute, The Polycarp Research Institute, Ethics and Medics, MasterCare International and Breast Care Center-EAMC.  Plus, another group, The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, supports disclosure of the possibility that  abortion may lead to breast cancer.

Secondly, Planned Parenthood is also the largest provider of oral contraceptives (OCs) in the world.  According to a 1996 analysis conducted by the Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer, "women who were current or recent users of birth control pills had a slightly elevated risk of developing breast cancer. The risk was highest for women who started using OCs as teenagers."  The study continued, "However, 10 or more years after women stopped using OCs, their risk of developing breast cancer returned to the same level as if they had never used birth control pills."  Unfortunately for many women using oral contraceptives, they are being diagnosed with breast cancer in their thirties (less than 10 years after discontinuing use of the pill).  Aside from the increased risk of breast cancer, oral contraceptives also increase the risk of cervical cancer and liver cancer.  This information is available at www.cancer.gov.  Also, and probably most importantly, the World Health Organization has classified The Pill as a Group I Carcinogen according to a 2005 report released by The International Agency for Research on Cancer.

While I could also fill this post with moral and ethical reasons why Susan G Komen should not partner with Planned Parenthood, I will let the scientific data speak for itself. 

I have been an avid supporter of the Komen Foundation for over 25 years.  However, their decision to cut ties with Planned Parenthood forces me to cut ties with them.  This isn't about an organization being "under investigation". This is one more example of a bunch of men in Washington telling women what they can and cannot do with their own bodies.  I am fed up. Komen's bowing to pressure from groups who only started "investigating" Planned Parenthood in order to attempt to destroy them.  I hope it backfires!  Planned Parenthood does so much more than simply being a provider for women who desperately need options. They provide thousands of mammograms, birth control, cancer screenings, and counseling. The people who want us all to live under THIER belief system refuse to acknowledge all of the other services that Planned Parenthood provides.  I am so incredibly disappointed in the Komen Foundation.....I thought that I would always be a firm advocate for them, but no more.  There are many other organizations that I can give my money to. The Breast Cancer Awareness site does good work too.  Good bye Komen, unless you rethink this decision! I don't imagine you'll miss a woman who believes in equal rights FOR ALL!!!

I recently mailed a $500 dollar donation to Koman. This donation was in response to the joy and fun the 3-day walkers bring to my neighborhood every November. My husband and I have a coffee shop right on the walkers route, and in the past we had water and provided musical entertainment as well as encouragement. It is such a fun event. About the 2nd or 3rd event we discovered that water really wasn't needed so we decided instead to do a straight donation in honor of all the San Diego walkers. Well, I finally got around to writing that check and mailed it on Monday. And then, on Tuesday, I read about Koman severing its ties with Planned Parenthood! I will honor my donation, because I honor the walkers. My next donation will be directly to Planned Parenthood in the name of all your walkers. I could have been a regular source of donations for you. What is the point of 'Saving the Ta Tas', when you can't even stand up to save women's LIVES. Shame on you.