By defunding Planned Parenthood, the Susan G Komen Foundation betrays women | Lizz Winstead

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By defunding Planned Parenthood, the Susan G Komen Foundation betrays women | Lizz Winstead

The breast cancer charity’s withdrawal of support for Planned Parenthood will sacrifice women’s health to anti-choice dogmaI was sitting on my friend Maggie’s couch last January, watching, slack-jawed, as the first order of business in the new Republican-controlled Congress was not to create jobs, restructure the tax code or reform a corrupt banking system that crippled our nation. No, the first order of business was trying to defund Planned Parenthood, an American institution that for 90 years has tirelessly provided affordable healthcare services to women, children and men.

published date:Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:34:00 GMT
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