Well, lookie here. The middle class has just learned something from the Tea Party and Occupied; Public Pressure can work. Halleluaih. Please support Readers Supported News. They're in their own very necessary fund drive and have provided much materials for my pass-ons. I'm a staff of one and don't need or ask for anything. They're a real, very small outfit with a big job, very well done. Ed From: ReaderSupportedNews [mailto:re...@inbound.readersupportednews.org] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 12:46 PM To: epear...@earthlink.net Subject: BREAKING: Susan G. Komen Reverses Planned Parenthood Decision
RSN Godot Logo <http://readersupportednews.org/em/rsn.godot.logo.200px.gif> Reader Supported News | 03 February 12 It's Live on the HomePage Now: <http://lists.readersupportednews.org/ss/link.php?M=49985&N=2158&C=3bac3d605 3ff2785137f023054505d7b&L=2> Reader Supported News *OK Guys This Is the Point Where We Pay the Bills: It's not magic and it's not voodoo, it's funding. Simple concept. If you are not an active donor jump in here. Let's keep RSN doing what RSN does. Nuff said. Thank you! -- ma/RSN* <http://lists.readersupportednews.org/ss/link.php?M=49985&N=2158&C=3bac3d605 3ff2785137f023054505d7b&L=11> Okay, I'll make a donation. _____ - Susan G. Komen Reverses Planned Parenthood Decision By Associated Press 03 February 12 <http://www.readersupportednews.org/images/stories/alphabet/rsn-S.jpg> usan G. Komen for the Cure reversed its decision to end grants to Planned Parenthood. In a statement on the foundation's website, the breast cancer charity apologized "for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's lives." "We have been distressed at the presumption that the changes made to our funding criteria were done for political reasons or to specifically penalize Planned Parenthood. They were not." In ending funding to Planned Parenthood, Komen incurred heated criticism from some members of Congress, numerous liberal advocacy groups and some newspaper editorial writers. But it was applauded by many conservative religious and anti-abortion groups that abhor Planned Parenthood for its role as the leading U.S. abortion provider. Planned Parenthood said the funding cutoff was a result of Komen succumbing to pressure from anti-abortion activists. Komen, in a statement issued Wednesday evening, denied that politics played a role and reiterated that its decision was based on newly adopted criteria for issuing grants. The criteria - now being amended - barred grants to any organization that's under local, state or federal investigation. Planned Parenthood is being investigated for alleged financial improprieties by a Republican congressman acting with the encouragement of anti-abortion groups. In its statement Friday, the foundation said it was not funding grant applications made by organizations under investigation and will now amend that criteria so that disqualifying investigations" must be criminal and conclusive in nature and not political." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
