They claim to be an organization that help provide resources to fight breast cancer. So, why are affiliates of the Komen for the Cure Foundation giving money to Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider?
Well, the Komen organization apparently thinks that Planned Parenthood is doing enough to fight breast cancer and perform women's services that it is overlooking the harm that it does to women and their pre-born children. Remember the Congressional fight over funding Planned Parenthood with taxpayer dollars? Leaders such as Harry Reid were claiming that defunding the organization would deprive women of badly needed services. Well, as Live Action exposed in a round of phone calls, Planned Parenthood doesn't even do mammograms...and these vital services can be obtained elsewhere.
And there is certainly evidence of incompatibility between the Komen message and that of Planned Parenthood- Abortion is described as "a known risk factor" for breast cancer.
Here is a report from the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.
According to the article:
Eighteen of the more than 120 Komen affiliates in the United States contributed more than $569,000 to Planned Parenthood affiliates in the United States during 2009-10, according to a report released Aug. 24 by American Life League (ALL), a Virginia-based, pro-life organization. ALL staff confirmed the grants by examining Komen affiliates’ 990 Internal Revenue Service forms for tax-exempt organizations.
In an April statement on its website, Komen reported 19 of its affiliates make grants to Planned Parenthood but did not specify the total given.
The report came on the heels of news that the Catholic bishops of Columbus, Ohio, and Toledo, Ohio, called for the schools and other institutions in their dioceses not to participate in fundraising efforts for Komen. A statement from Ohio’s bishops said individual Catholics are free to make their own decisions, since none of Komen’s Ohio affiliates donate to Planned Parenthood, according to an Aug. 20 article in The Columbus Dispatch.
No comments:
Post a Comment