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Komen’s Planned Parenthood Decision All About Politics

by Lori Stahl, The Washington Post

…Over the past fiver years, Komen funding has provided nearly 170,000 clinical breast exams out of more than 4 million nationwide at Planned Parenthood health centers. Komen has also provided more than 6,400 out of 70,000 mammogram referrals.

Those non-abortion-related services are often the collateral damage when Planned Parenthood takes a hit.

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“Planned Parenthood health centers are often the main source of health care for women in under-served communities, and they provide 830,000 breast exams every year. 170,000 of these were funded through Komen, along with 6,400 mammogram referrals. Without Komen’s funding, many of these women could be unable to get the screenings and early detection of breast cancer that save lives.

It’s incredibly disappointing for an organization founded to protect women’s health to play politics with real women’s lives.”