Today, Senators Barbara Boxer and Patty Murray appeared on MSNBC to speak out regarding Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s decision to stop funding critical breast cancer screenings through Planned Parenthood.
Senator Boxer released this statement:
“I was perplexed and troubled that Komen for the Cure cut off funding for
life-saving breast cancer screenings because of a political witch hunt by House
Republicans. I truly hope that they will reconsider this decision and put
the needs of women first.”
Watch the VIDEO
Susan G. Komen for
the Cure, a Dallas-based a breast cancer charity, was founded in 1982 by Nancy
G. Brinker in memory of her sister Susan G. Komen who died of breast cancer at
the age of 36. It is a non profit foundation and the world’s largest grassroots
network of breast cancer survivors and activists who are working together to
save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to
find the cures. The organization has also become the largest source of
nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world and
haves invested more than $1.9 billion in breast cancer research, education,
screening and treatment.
The decision by Komen has generated a massive amount of
criticism. Komen's own local offices went public with their disapproval and
several prominent individuals associated with Komen also resigned in protest.
Komen's own local offices went public with their disapproval
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References;
http://boxer.senate.gov/en/press/videos/020212.cfm
http://ww5.komen.org/
