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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Abortion Karen Handel resigns from Komen Foundation

Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 9:51 AM

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GONE FROM KOMEN: Karen Handel

Karen Handel, the anti-abortion, anti-Planned Parenthood executive who drove the scheme by which the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation intended to stop supporting breast exams by Planned Parenthood has resigned. Her letter makes it clear that this was a considered decision for which some negative reaction was expected.

It remains to be seen if Handel's excision means all malignant influences have been removed from Komen.

News account here.

UPDATE: Naturally, Mitt Romney and his wife supported Planned Parenthood in the past.

Tags: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Planned Parenthood, Karen Handel

        
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Abortion Karen Handel resigns from Komen Foundation

Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 9:51 AM

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Interesting story from Texas on the Texas legislature. Republicans, who control nearly everything in Texas, apparently suffered huge blowback from their war on women in the last legislative session that cut health care to women in the battle to destroy Planned Parenthood. /more/

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