It really begs the question: What is an agency dedicated to saving lives doing in a partnership with an agency that has as its primary cash cow the taking of human lives through abortion? This sounds like insanity. If the goal is to save the lives of women, why would they support an organization dedicated to the taking of unborn lives, half of which would be women?
There is also the well know, if little reported, link between abortion and breast cancer. For decades worldwide, researchers have been pointing out through voluminous studies that induced abortion is a contributing factor. That story doesn't fit into the politically correct template, however, so it is usually ignored by the media. But certainly the Komen foundation knows. What rationale would cause them to associate with the nation's biggest abortion provider?
Someone I was conversing with recently tried to justify the connection by pointing out all the good that Planned Parenthood did in other venues. But as I told them, isn't that like commending a mass murderer because he sent his mother a card on her birthday? I know. That's a bit of an exaggeration, sure, but so is the claim that Planned Parenthood is engaged in a lot of good things. Whether they are or not doesn't change the fact that they are the nation's largest provider of abortion.
And Susan G. Komen came to that conclusion as well, if only temporarily. As the January page on our calendar was flipped, the Komen foundation announced their support of Planned Parenthood was ending.
Since 2005, the justification for the Komen Foundation giving money to Planned Parenthood was that they insisted the money would only be used to fund breast cancer screening, education, and health programs. But the truth has a pesky way of creeping to the top. It seems Planned Parenthood never provided mammograms. So under Komen's new proposed policy their foundation will only award grants to organizations that actually do provide mammograms. That makes sense, doesn't it?
The Weekly Standard's John McCormack writes,
"Why does Planned Parenthood feel entitled to a private charity's donations, especially considering the fact that Planned Parenthood's president falsely claimed on national television that the group provides mammograms? Isn't Komen free to give its money to organizations that provide more than mammogram referrals and breast cancer screening?"One would think so. Don't they have the right to decide who they fund?
Oh, but not everyone thinks that. Within 24 hours a veritable firestorm of fury was unleashed on Komen by Planned Parenthood and those in the media who support their slaughter of the unborn. How dare Komen politicize the issue, the media cried. Even 26 pro-abortion Senators signed a letter condemning the Komen decision. Who has politicized the issue? Talk about pressure.
In its own defense, the Komen foundation pointed out that Planned Parenthood is under investigation for misusing taxpayer funds; and unlike Congress, Susan G. Komen wants to be a good steward of their donor's funds. Any check of the allegations against Planned Parenthood should cause any legitimate business to back away. I was tickled pink by the decision of the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and I sent them an e-mail thanking them for their brave stand.
Alas, the sanity was short lived. The Susan G. Komen foundation bowed to the political pressure within a couple of days. In spite of the fact that donations were up 100% and in spite of the fact that supporters of the decision outnumbered those who were opposed by 2:1 in the e-mails received, Komen beat a hasty retreat. This was a curious case of temporary sanity.
The moral? Bullying wins again. Planned Parenthood was able to get their way through intimidation. They always will until people have the courage to stand up against the political pressure. Susan G. Komen did not.
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