Fox News interviewed Karen Handel Tuesday afternoon, hours after Susan G. Komen for the Cure Founder & CEO Nancy Brinker accepted Handel’s resignation from the foundation. Handel, who ran for Governor of Georgia on a strong anti-abortion platform and promised to stop state funding of Planned Parenthood, has been service as Senior Vice President of [...]
Below is the text of the resignation letter, courtesy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, of former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive, Karen Handel. February 7, 2012 The Honorable Nancy Brinker CEO, Susan G. Komen for the Cure VIA EMAIL 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250 Dallas, Texas 75244 Dear Ambassador Brinker: Susan G. Komen for [...]
Karen Handel, the embattled Senior Vice President for Policy at Susan G. Komen for the Cure, resigned on Tuesday following public outcry over the decision that Komen would withdraw funding from Planned Parenthood. The Komen foundation reversed its decision last Friday, and four days later, Handel is gone. “Just as Komen’s best interests and the [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 7, 2012 – “Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s mission is the same today as it was the day of its founding: to find a cure and eradicate breast cancer. “We owe no less to our partners, supporters and, above all, the millions of people who have been and continue to be [...]
Three days after withdrawing funding for Planned Parenthood, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation reversed its decision and apologized, paving the way for approximately $600,000 in funding to pay for breast cancer screening and other routine examinations for lower-income women. Nancy G. Brinker, founder and CEO of the foundation said in a statement, [...]
“The outpouring of support for women in need of lifesaving breast cancer screening this week has been astonishing and is a testament to our nation’s compassion and sincerity. “During the last week, millions spontaneously joined a national conversation about lifesaving breast cancer prevention care and reinforced shared values about access to health care for all. [...]
DALLAS, February 3, 2012 – We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women’s lives. The events of this week have been deeply unsettling for our supporters, partners and friends and all of us at Susan G. Komen. We have been [...]
