Breaking news about Komen

The Komen Foundation just issued an apology for its decision that would have made Planned Parenthood ineligible for grants. This announcement is good news, but we can't let the Komen Foundation get away with trying to put women’s lives at risk.

This announcement comes just four days after Susan G. Komen for a Cure caved to far-right political pressure and tried to cut free or low-cost breast cancer screenings for low-income women at Planned Parenthood clinics.

Hundreds of activists like you signed our petition and used social media to spread the word about the Komen Foundation’s outrageous decision. We made it clear that breast cancer prevention is too important to be politicized, and that access to quality health care shouldn’t depend on income.

THANK YOU so much for sharing your stories and lending your voice.

We need to keep pressure on the Komen Foundation to keep politics out of cancer care. Theirs was an enormous mistake and a devastating attack on women’s health. To demonstrate that they learned from this mistake and that the Komen Foundation is serious about heading in a new direction, their Vice President of Public Policy Karen Handel should resign. Handel is a former Republican gubernatorial candidate who ran on an anti-choice platform. A breast cancer foundation is no place for her to be attacking Planned Parenthood, an organization that provides health care to millions of women of all income levels.

You can call Susan G. Komen for a Cure at (877) 465-6636. Tell them to stop politicizing cancer, and to fund all future grants for cancer screening to Planned Parenthood.

Most importantly, please continue to raise awareness and support breast cancer research and prevention. If you’re looking for a place to donate, we like Breast Cancer Action and the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, neither of which is affiliated with Susan G. Komen for a Cure.

Thank you for all you do,
Alesa Mackool
American Family Voices