Why would someone say no?

People should stop donating to Komen and donate to Planned Parenthood instead. Stop the assault on women's reproductive rights. Komen can go screw.

I thought Komen money goes to breast cancer research... As a pre-Roe v. Wade (thank God), adopted person I suggest supporting the Avon Foundation for Women.

No. The foundation is supposed to be about breast cancer, not killing babies.

The Susan G. Komen slogan is "for the cure". Breast cancer research. Not killing babies! No more support from me.

Planned Parenthood has received millions of dollars from the US Government and is under investigation because no one knows where the money goes. They answer to no one.They DO NOT do mammograms. They hand out birth control pills and perform abortions. As far as Komen, they have been beaten into turning over tons of money to a questionable organization. I will no longer support the Komen Foundation because I will not support abortion even though my tax dollars do through Obamacare. This is out of my control unfortunately.

No more donations to Komen from me. Killing babies, no thanks.

This is sad,many have lost family members/friends to breast cancer,this was the one organization that I thought was truly about research,prevention and finding a cure for Breast Cancer.

Dapoppa,

If you can't spell it correctly, I doubt you donate to them. Maybe you can tell the woman mentioned below that Planned Parenthood didn't help her.

"It worked for Michele Azzaro, 45, of Dallas, who first went to Planned Parenthood when she found a lump back in her 20s. It turned out not to be cancerous, and a mammogram provided through Planned Parenthood ruled out cancer again last year."

Laura,as someone who has no problem with planned parenthood,I think you are missing the point. If people donate money than they are entitled to know where that money is going. I was under the assumption that Komen was strictly for research,treatment and prevention of breast cancer... Until there is a cure for this disease than there should not be any money left over for anything other than what it was intended for... Everyone has a choice on what they want to donate for,if people feel strongly about planned parenthood than thats where they should donate. Komen is representing itself for the benefit of breast cancer,not planned parenthood. As of today,there is no cure for breast cancer,therefore every dime that is donated should go to finding a cure,nothing else

Swift, I respectfully disagree....All woman can give themselves preliminary exams and all woman over 30 should get a mammogram,,,that I agree with,the government has many programs that allow this to happen...Again,I will say,that I as well as many others had no idea that the money that Komen was receiving was going to planned parenthood etc...I thought it was for research etc...for breast cancer,,,

The Komen statement today was the worst case of a non-apology ever! They never said they were going to stop this year's grant in the first place and they haven't said they'll continue to fund PP. This statement was made to cover their behinds, because the so called "new rule" would have jeopardized others they fund like the investigated Penn State! I would never donate to Komen again, because they aren't trustworthy. PP helps thousands of woman detect breast cancer early enough to help them. The right-to-lifers only worry about unborn, but not those living without insurance?? Imagine an uninsured, poor mom has a baby, a right-to-lifer would then say okay you're on your own as we don't believe in welfare?? Crazy.

project moonbeam as usual you havent the foggiest idea. you and the rest of the religious kooks are dooming those women who cant afford breast and pap screenings to go off and die somewhere. like republican jon kyl last year said to congress that planned parenthood was over 90% abortions when the real number is 3% and many of them are rape and incest victims.then when kyl realized he screwed up his office released the statemt "mr kyl's statements were not intended to be factual " so basically someone can pull any number out of ther butt and enter into the congressional record and then say "oops i didnt mean that. and these millions of unwanted babies who will go thru their lives from foster home to foster home. bluebeam how many are you going to adopt? people who force their religious views on others people like bluebeam and helen are no better than the " God hates fags" crowd that tell the families of soldiers and that their sons are in hell. theres a reason the founding fathers made it seperation of church and state. to protect people who cant defend themselves from people like you

I bet that all of these people bashing Komen wouldn't talk so boldly if they or someone in their family needed the organization's services. Komen is one of the preeminent cancer organizations in the country and they have the right to fund any organization they please. That being said, if any person or group makes a gift to an organization they need to do some research. Most gifts (from general donations, solicitations, fundraisers, etc.) fall under the category of unrestricted gifts. If you're giving an unrestricted gift, the organization can use it toward anything at all (staff salaries, fundraising costs, programs, etc.). There is also the option of giving a restricted gift - one in which the donor specifies the funds must be used for. My question is - if Komen wants to ensure their dollars go to a specific program, why are they not restricting their gift to those programs?

Our donating and all the efforts behind local and regional events raises money for cancer research and on to a cure.
How does birth control benefit breast cancer?
If ti's birth control someone wants it is available at a pharmacist or Planned Parenthood.
it's time to give to the ACS only and not Komen for birth control.
I'll bet the WhiteHouse hadpressure on the Komen Organization to do the dancing 180.Give to the ACS and our local hospice.

PP aborts children who can feel pain; children who can live outside their mothers wombs. Horrible. You abortion people either are uninformed about what really happens, or are unspeakably indifferent to HUMAN suffering.

This is disgusting. I am sickened by how uninformed so many of you are . Abortions are NOT BABY KILLING! Stop stating it as a fact when you are totally incorrect. Also the morons that make statement that most of these people that get abortions are on medicaid is ridiculous and obviously speaks to your prejudices against people who are less fortunate than you. For you information not everyone that has a unwanted pregnancy is some slut that spreads her legs for everyone then uses abortion to fix the problem. For your information most people that get pregnant & had abortions got pregnant from things like failed birth-control, rape,& insest .Or might be getting an abortion due to a doctors advice because the child would be so badly disabled that that child would have no quality of life & may suffer through the little life it might have had. Or at times it is to save the woman's life.You people are so ignorant not to mention your tactics for trying to convince people of your ridiculous and outlandish views are disgusting!

I've known women that had abortions. It's never taken lightly & always leaves an emotional scare they have to live with. But every one did it for a very good reason & knows they did the right thing. How dare you call them the horrific names you do & judge them the way you do.

Try reading a book besides your bible and you might be more informed.
I'm glad that they reversed the decision & they have decided not to pull the donation from Planned Parenthood!

Hearme: I heard you.
Dare to learn about abortion procedures that are performed on babies that can feel pain. Only the most hardened hearts can approve of such things. I can bang out 20 paragraphs also, but needn't, because I am not trying to persuade people that it's okay to cut apart an unborn child.

SOME OF YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES! For the women who cannot afford a private doctor they NEED Planned Parenthood! This organization saves LIVES. How dare any of you put your own personel feelings about abortion (most of them done for health reasons, rape or incest) ahead of tests that are done, to Save lives is just plain WRONG! Please think before you spout out inaccurate non-facts. No one is going to preach to women that need their help. Go vote for Santorum!!! See what he does for you.

Also, when a women NEEDS an abortion, she is left with a broken heart that never heals. So please, STOP saying "baby killing". To call these women names, and stand in judgement of them is disgusting. They and only they will have to try and find a way to live the rest of their lives KNOWING they made the right choce. I thank God they STILL have the right to choose!!!!

Lets not forget that planned parenthood teaches women how to do self breast exams and performs them at routine appointments. Isn't that the point? Early detection!

Saying "baby killing" is far less offensive than doing it or advocating it. Read about abortion procedures and dig deep to see whether you feel anything for these babies whose only crime is being in the womb. Do you know HOW they kill these children?

Okay, here's an excercise for you: Could you do to child who is outside the womb what an abortionist does to a child who is inside the womb? Could you use those scissors on that childs arms legs and neck?

and how many of you are concerned about their "suffering" after they are born ? you read about the woman last week who left her 3 and 5 yr old daughters on a busy street in brooklyn with extra diapers in their hands. spending yrs being shuffled between foster homes . often abused. the same people here that have no problem cutting education and nutrtional programs as well as the epa. so they have to be born after that as far as all of you are concerned they can be uneducated, hungry and breathe filthy air and water. all of you will only end up bringing back the days of the back alley abortions where teenage girls spent a few days in pain before bleeding to death .but then again they would get sent to hell and isnt that what all teenage girls who didnt have things like planned parenthood to help them understand more about birth control really deserve anyway? how many of you feel like the answer is yes to that ?

Abortions is killing babies. Simple.

Johnny D, You presume to know my opinions regarding the EPA, social programs and personal charity. You work from stereotypes of your own design, and are wrong. ...about so many things.

It comes down to everyone likes to judge others even though they do not know the entire picture. Maybe it is private and none of anyone's business why? or What a women decides to do with her own body.

"Maybe."

There is nothing wrong with having your opinion on an issues. Everyone is going to have their own, just like everyone has an an-hole. Who is to say who is right and who is not? Each other? Really? Get a life and how about everyone make their own choices and decide what is best for themselves.

I believe this organization is to help woman . It may be by reducing costs on medical exams or on procedures I commend them for that..Since our government is failing in this dept..Going to this organization is a choice , as DD Smith stated

Abortion maybe legal, but it is still killing a baby!

DD, You ask "who is to say who is right or not". Is nothing wrong? Arson, theft, battery? We make judgements all of the time. It is right and necessary for a civilized society. I believe in kindness, gentleness and charity for all people...including those who are entirely dependent upon our mercy.

Those that will react in horror at a commericial for animal cruelty, those that scream about the protecting the environment from drilling, those that will protest our military for actions taken during war will also defend a woman's right to choose. No need to think of the unborn, to them it is a mere bloodclot of cells. No need to think that perhaps this unborn child might be the one to grow into the doctor who finds the cure for cancer. If we think perhaps that has already happened and now we must wait till the next child comes who will do this, if they have not been "chosen away"

These outrageous lies are disgusting at best! How dare you ignorant people judge others without even knowing the truth. Not to mention you spread disgusting lies about doing abortions to babies that are almost to term and then stabbing with scissors. OMG You can't believe this crap you spew! If anything should be illegal it should be this kind of twisted crap you put out there. Doctors DON'T preform late term abortions.The people that had abortions that you described are the back door abortion clinics before it was legal. The logic you use of cells being a baby would be like saying when she has her period and her body expels the egg that she lost a baby. Do you blame women for miscarriages as well? You people are sick. READ A REAL BOOK get your noses out of your bibles.

Bill Cox ...We are disusing what happens IN THIS COUNTRY at current time buy law abiding, reputable doctors. For your information Wikipedia is stuff everyday people enter. It is not fact checked and has wrong information all the time. Examples that even ignorant people like you can understand are: Wikipedia reports many celebrity deaths even though the person is very much alive and have repeatedly asked them to correct it.Senator Edward Kennedy - who was pronounced dead by an anonymous Wikipedia editor after collapsing at President Obama's inauguration lunch .

Furthermore I really don't care if you "appreciate? what I said. Sometimes the truth hurts. You are ignorant, sick and a liar if you spew the things like I have read throughout this thread from Helen, yourself and others.

Methinks someone needs to revisit the "terms of use"....your posts are laced with violations.

Observation:

Topic; abortion / Planned Parenthood
Very emotionally charged topic, strong feelings on all sides. Posts swing from logical and calm, to outraged and fanatical. Ok, that's to be expected, right? So far nearly 75 comments on this topic, no deletions, no shutting down the comment section.

Topic; Martin Luther King / civil rights (Manchester Patch)
Not even ten comments and the comment section was shut down thanks to a few who made racist comments and derogatory remarks re; MLK. Certainly not fair.
And apparently not considered important enough to edit but keep open.

Just an 'interesting' observation....

The majority of people who go to Planned Parenthood don't go there for abortions. A lot of the clinics don't even offer abortion services. They offer abortion referrals where they give a list of health care providers who perform abortion services. People go there go for education services, sexual and reproductive health care, medical testing, birth control, support services and counseling (rape crisis, sexual assault services). They offer a wide range of women's health care services, including breast exams and mammogram referrals when and if appropriate. Their mission is not to kill babies.