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Susan Komen Foundation

February 2, 2012 by · Comments Off on Susan Komen Foundation 

Susan Komen Foundation, He won’t be sporting that pink tie anymore. California state Sen. Alex Padilla, a Los Angeles Democrat, has volunteered for years as one of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure “Pink Tie Guys,” who wear the ties at public events to raise awareness about breast cancer.

On Wednesday, after learning that the foundation would stop funding Planned Parenthood for breast health services, Padilla announced that his pink tie days were done.

“Komen has placed its supporters in the untenable position of aligning themselves with acquiescence to the agenda of the religious right, or aligning themselves with health care and breast cancer organizations that will not bow to such pressures,” Padilla said in a statement.

“The choice is clear to me. I choose the latter.”

Komen’s decision, made quietly late last year and made public Tuesday, has ignited fury in some and jubilation in others, depending upon their stance on abortion. Public message boards, Twitter and Facebook are flooding with posts supporting or decrying the move.

Online petitions have been established to pressure the Komen foundation to reverse its decision. Planned Parenthood Federation of America has launched a Breast Health Emergency Fund to ensure continued funding to the 19 Planned Parenthood affiliates that will soon lose their Komen grants, seeded with $250,000 from the Amy and Lee Fikes family foundation.

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