Komen Pulls Planned Parenthood Funding
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Updated: 8:47 AM Feb 3, 2012
Komen Pulls Planned Parenthood Funding
Reno
The Susan G Komen Foundation is known nationwide for its work on breast cancer awareness. But for the last couple of days, Komen has garnered unwanted attention for deciding to drop Planned Parenthood as one of its fundraising recipients.
Posted: 4:52 PM Feb 2, 2012
Reporter: Terri Russell
Email Address: terri.russell@kolotv.com
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RENO, NV - For the last three years, Sparks resident Theresa Cox has been battling an aggressive form of breast cancer.

6 rounds of chemo, 4 surgeries—she has the t-shirt to prove it.

A pink Susan G Komen short sleeved t that says, “Survivor” on the front, and on the back: "we are united in promise and hope."

“Who "we" are. Is it just we if we are in the right political party? Is it we if you have insurance?” asks Theresa

Her questions come from Komen's recent decision to drop Planned Parenthood from its list of contributions.

Over the past five years Reno's Planned Parenthood has received more than $200,000 for self breast education, mammograms, and ultra sounds for women who have no insurance or are low income.

Our calls to the local Komen office went unanswered.

“We are looking at policies and procedures to make sure we are dong the right thing for our supporters and the women we serve,” Nancy Brinker, the founder of Susan G Komen says.

Brinker put a three minute announcement on the front of their web page where she explains the decisions she’s made.

“We are working to eliminate duplicitous grants bringing more dollars into higher impact programs,” Brinker says on the video.

“Planned Parenthoods throughout the country is really providing a wide variety of health services and we are here. We are going to be here. You can count on us,” says Pat Elzy, with Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in Reno.

Boomtown sponsored last year's event--so popular it caused traffic problems on Interstate 80.

We don't know if the turnout will be as great this year.

That’s because instead of seeing pink, some Komen supporters are seeing red.
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Posted by: Theresa Cox on Feb 5, 2012 at 08:51 PM

Which has nothing to do with the topic at hand. Keep your eye on the ball, here~ it's about CANCER SCREENINGS!
Posted by: BoopEDew Location: Sparks NV on Feb 5, 2012 at 08:24 PM

What truly irritates me is that Susan G Komen turned this into an abortion thing this week, not a breast cancer thing.
Posted by: BoopEDew on Feb 5, 2012 at 08:23 PM

Terri interviewed me at length but I wasn't the entire story, just apart of it. I'm always here to say what I think :)~Theresa Cox
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