Took them long enough...

[vettecat]

Komen Foundation reverses funding decision of Planned Parenthood
Let's hear it for (positive) peer pressure!

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[madfilkentist]

It's hard to find coherence in the news. Supposedly Komen forbids itself from funding any organization under government investigation (which is a really poor criterion, since it lends power to investigation as a form of harassment) and stopped funding for PP for the duration of the current investigation. Has it made an exception, rescinded the rule, decided it doesn't apply, or what? Was the "rule" made up just for this purpose? As usual, the news stories are filled with quotes rather than answering the key questions.

[umbran.livejournal.com]

Maybe I can help clarify - Komen will be amending the criteria:

"We will amend the criteria to make clear that disqualifying investigations must be criminal and conclusive in nature and not political," Brinker said. "That is what is right and fair."

"Our only goal for our granting process is to support women and families in the fight against breast cancer," she said in the statement. "Amending our criteria will ensure that politics has no place in our grant process. We will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood," as well as preserve their eligibility to apply for grants in the future.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/02/03/Komen-reverses-Planned-Parenthood-decision/UPI-98771328288559/?spt=hts&or=3?dailybrief