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POLL: Was Susan G. Komen Right?

Many Southwest athletes raise money for this and other causes.

You may have already heard that Susan G. Komen For The Cure, the nation's largest breast cancer foundation, ended its decades-long breast cancer screening partnership with Planned Parenthood recently, under pressure from anti-abortion groups and worries about federal investigations. As the New York Times puts it:

(Komen board member John D.) Raffaelli said that Komen had become increasingly worried that an investigation of Planned Parenthood by Representative Cliff Stearns, Republican of Florida, would damage Komen’s credibility with donors. 

Komen gave Planned Parenthood $700,000 last year — a tiny portion of its $93 million in grants — to finance 19 separate programs. A growing number of religious organizations had become concerned that donations to Komen would benefit Planned Parenthood and had advised members not to give to Komen. Rather than risk offending some donors with a relatively small portfolio of grants, Komen decided to largely cut off Planned Parenthood, Mr. Raffaelli said.

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