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POLL: Do You Support Susan G. Komen's Decision to Defund Planned Parenthood?
The cancer group says it doesn't support organizations that are under Federal investigation, but Planned Parenthood says Komen is bowing to anti-abortion pressure. What do you think?
On Tuesday, the Susan G. Komen Foundation decided to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood after it learned that Planned Parenthood was under federal investigation.
In a massive response, supporters of Planned Parenthood have raised $650,000 in just 24 hours--almost as much as the pulled Komen funding.
Planned Parenthood contends that Komen is bowing to anti-abortion pressure.
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According to the Washington Post: "Komen also hired a vice president last year, Karen Handel, who had previously advocated for the group’s defunding in her run for Georgia governor."
Who do you support? Should Komen have pulled their funding? Is Planned Parenthood better off?
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