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Dear Nancy: A Letter to the Sister of Susan G. Komen

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 04.09.2012

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If the recent past is any indication of Susan G. Komen's future, you must decide if your personal investment and that of your board members and executive team is more important than the success of the foundation.

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Why Komen Controversy Pushed Cancer Charities To Step It Up

Posted 03.23.2012

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By Patrick Sullivan, The NonProfit Times In what could be considered an incredible coincidence, during the first three weeks of February the Avon F...

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Komen To Donors: Should We Apologize?

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 02.23.2012

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After Susan G. Komen for the Cure's controversial decision several weeks ago to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, and the subsequent reversal of that...

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The Dangers of Being Female

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, Human Rights, Maternity Leave, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Susan G. Komen Planned Parenthood, Womens Issues, Amnesty International, Feminism, Women News

This month was big on bad news for women.

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A Better Form of Capitalism: Consumer Behavior Matters

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 04.18.2012

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Three recent examples of corporations or organizations behaving badly, and the immediate, negative backlash among their respective consumers and supporters, demonstrate the power possessed by "We the People" when we are socially conscious and take immediate action.

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Confused About Breast Cancer? I'm Not

Fran Visco | Posted 04.15.2012

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Are we talking about the breast cancer issues that really matter?

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God Didn't Keep the Apple from Adam: Catholic Bishops Need to Stop Playing Politics With Choice

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 02.14.2012

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Catholic institutions have been mandated by states to provide the access to contraception for years, without any backlash. So why are things different now?

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Why Is Women's Health Fair Game for Political Football?

K. Sujata | Posted 04.14.2012

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As a funder and peer to Komen, I think their policy used a hacksaw when it should have used a scalpel. And as a result, they put their funding decisions in the hands of special interests instead of health-care specialists.

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Komen Vs. Planned Parenthood Fallout May Make Cancer Group Work Harder

philanthropy.com | Posted 02.12.2012

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The controversy surrounding the decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure to withdraw grants to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the re...

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WATCH: Planned Parenthood Hones In On Black Women In Wake Of Komen Shake Up

Posted 02.09.2012

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As the dust settles on last week's Susan G. Komen funding shakeup, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is directing their focus onto the n...

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Komen's Corporate Partners Respond, Cautiously

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 02.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Susan G. Komen for the Cure has gone through the biggest public relations crisis of its 30-year history during the past week. The breast...

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WATCH: Breast Cancer Survivor Gives Stirring Response To Komen Controversy

Posted 02.08.2012

Linda Burger, a 56-year-old breast cancer survivor from Las Vegas, Nevada, filmed an emotionally charged message earlier this month, expressing her pe...

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WATCH: Keith Olbermann's Scathing New Special Comment

Posted 02.08.2012

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In a fiery new Special Comment, Keith Olbermann blasted the Susan G. Komen Foundation and its founder and CEO Nancy Brinker on his Current TV show Tue...

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Handel Breaks Her Silence

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 02.07.2012

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Karen Handel, the politically embattled former vice president of public affairs for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, has broken her silence about her role...

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The Komen-Planned Parenthood Case -- A Philanthropic and Political Victory for Us All

Maxim Thorne | Posted 04.08.2012

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Can a former Board Member of a local Planned Parenthood defend the Susan G. Komen Foundation? Of course I can, and I will.

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Susan G. Komen Head's Strong Defense Of Planned Parenthood In Memoir

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 02.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- For years, some conservatives have criticized Susan G. Komen for the Cure for giving grant money to Planned Parenthood for America, beca...

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Romney Says Susan G. Komen Was Right To Cut Planned Parenthood Funding

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 02.07.2012

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney thrust himself into the the Susan G. Komen controversy on Monday when he said in a radio interview that ...

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7 Lessons From Komen-Gate: What the Komen Controversy Taught Us About Race, Class and Cancer

Keli Goff | Posted 04.07.2012

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It's been a whirlwind week for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Planned Parenthood and any woman or man who cares about both organizations. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, there are lessons all of us who care about women's health and social change can glean from this saga.

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Every Woman Should Have Access to Early Breast Health Education and Screenings

Amanda Crumley | Posted 04.07.2012

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Advances in the diagnosis of breast cancer through ultrasound, mammography and breast MRI have helped reduce mortality rates by 25 percent, according to the American Cancer Society. But not for the poor.

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Gun Seller: If Komen Won't Take Our Donation, We'll Give It To American Cancer Society

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 02.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A gun seller thrust into the spotlight last week over its alleged ties to the Susan G. Komen Foundation is launching another production ...

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Karen Handel Needs to Resign

Shaunna Thomas | Posted 04.07.2012

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Handel's continued presence as a leader at Komen threatens to undo all of the work they do on behalf of women and breast cancer awareness -- even if the effectiveness of that work is under legitimate scrutiny.

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Komen Insider Says Anti-Abortion VP Drove Planned Parenthood Cut-Off

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 02.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation's leading anti-breast-cancer charity, has insisted that its since-reversed decision to pull fund...

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Santorum Defends Komen, Links Abortion And Cancer

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 02.05.2012

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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum sounded off on the Susan G. Komen for the Cure decision to cut off funds to Planned Parenthood for bre...

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Susan G. Komen's Other Gaffe

Ingrid Newkirk | Posted 04.04.2012

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Komen does women a disservice by continuing to channel funds into animal tests, while other cancer charities have moved on from such old-fashioned abominations or never engaged in them to begin with.

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When One Women's Health Advocate Is Pitted Against Another, No One Wins

Mara Leventhal | Posted 04.04.2012

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This rapid-fire progression of statements, counter-statements, letters from Congress, and board resignations was a down-and-dirty fight for the title of "True Advocate for Women's Health."

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