Posted on 08/22/2011 1:40:18 PM PDT by NYer
Pink ribbons are cute. They have become very trendy. Everyone has caught on to them, too. A couple of airlines wear pink during October…some yogurt companies have pink ribbons on their merchandise…everyone is doing it. Well, not me.
I hate breast cancer. I REALLY hate it. Breast cancer stole one of the most important people in my life from me…my father’s twin sister…my aunt. Both of my grandmothers had breast cancer. My cousin died of breast cancer. Breast cancer is like a terrible virus that keeps sweeping through my family. And like all viruses, you can’t get rid of them; they keep coming back.
My aunt was an amazing person. She never met a stranger. She loved everyone. And, she was pro-life. She LOVED babies. She was one of the most precious people I have ever known. I watched her battle this terrible disease for 9 years. There were ups and downs…but she never gave up. She fought, sometimes with hair, sometimes without. She lost her breasts. She had multiple surgeries. She was always hopeful. Every day was a gift. Her life was a gift.
Now, I know there is lots of debate about the link between abortion and breast cancer. And to be honest, I am not convinced either way. I am not a scientist, but I love research. I know that for every study that shows a link, I can find one or two that shows there is no link. I just can’t simply prove that to be fact.
But here is a fact…Susan G. Komen gave $700,000 in grant money to Planned Parenthood last year. Susan G. Komen is the largest breast cancer research group. Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion provider in our country. Hmmm…why would those two groups be partnering together?
Komen says they give this money to Planned Parenthood so women living in rural areas will have access to mammogram services. Really?? Well, here’s the truth about that.
NO PLANNED PARENTHOOD ON THE PLANET PROVIDES MAMMOGRAM SERVICES.
Why? Because they can’t. Planned Parenthood is a level one breast service provider. What does that mean? It simply means that Planned Parenthood clinics are ONLY allowed to provide manual breast exams. You know, the kind you do in the shower. The kind you can get from any nurse or physician in any clinic. They cannot provide any sort of diagnostic services…no biopsies, no breast ultrasounds, AND no mammograms. That is the truth. That is a FACT.
Komen contributes in a very large way to the murder of over 320,000 babies each year. Those pink ribbons don’t seem so cute anymore.
I hear people say, “Well, until breast cancer has affected your family, don’t tell me not to support Komen.” Well, it has affected my family. It has affected us greatly. And I stand against Komen.
And let me say something else very clearly. My aunt valued life very much. But she did not value her life more than the life of any child. She would have given up her life to know that a baby would be saved. For those that continue to support Komen because this disease has affected you or someone you love…this is what you are saying…you are willing to sacrifice the lives of the unborn for your own. If you are comfortable with that, then keep donating to Komen. I hope you are not. I hope you will do the right thing. I will you will stand against this phony organization. Any good they do is blackened by the killing they support.
And if you do stand against them, tell them. Don’t just take away your support, let them know. Send an email to your friend’s list. Post it on your Facebook page. Post the letter that you will send so your friends can copy yours and send one as well. Send a letter to your newspaper. Tell everyone you know. Be an activist. Make your voice heard. Don’t think that Komen doesn’t care…they do. They care very much. Komen needs to keep up their good reputation. Don’t let that happen. Expose them for what they are.
Over 320,000 babies EVERY year. Our voice is worth it. No more pink ribbons in my home. My aunt’s memory is worth more than that…I can’t wrap her life up in a ribbon…especially when that ribbon pays for the murder of children.
Thank you both...let’s see how the powers that be at our parish take to this news.
Thank you! Great post. I have been very vocal about this for some time. We need to let everyone know.
Another thing is, they want the credit for your charity, just like any liberal.
Bed with Liberals and get flees!
Susan G. Komen’s sister started this “charity” and has pimped out her sister’s name, memory and everything else she possibly could. It’s all about the money ($$$). When you really research this organization, it’s disgusting.
Isn’t it true that the grant money is for supplemental staffing not related to abortions and that Komen audits to ensure that the grant money doesn’t got to abortion operations?
I don’t have a dog in this fight but when I go to Komen’s site to check these allegations out for myself, there is a whole different portrayal.
My guess is that $700k pays for about 20 part time nurses and is a pittance in their budget.
Seems to be a major smear campaign and tossing the baby out with the bathwater.
And no doubt someone is going to call me “pro-abort” because I distrust the Groupthink, and that is what the pro-life nazis do when confronted.
Wouldn’t it be fair to provide links to the Komen site?
http://ww5.komen.org/Content.aspx?id=16162&terms=planned%20parenthood
http://ww5.komen.org/uploadedFiles/Content_Binaries/PlannedParenthoodLetter62011.pdf
http://ww5.komen.org/uploadedFiles/Content_Binaries/PlannedParenthoodLetter62011.pdf
I’d say fair and balanced but I think that phrase has already been taken.
At least people can decide to reject Komen’s side after reading it. What I’ve seen is misrepresentations of what Komen puts in writing.
Is Komen lying? I have no clue. Do you have evidence that they are?
I wouldn’t call you pro-abortion based on anything in your comment. I know a lot of pro-lifers, myself included and obviously many commenting on this thread, see every copper penny associated with Planned Parenthood as bloodied money. It’s nothing more than a human abattoir. There’s just no gray area here.
Give it time, give it time.
Did you read what Komen said about it or just read the attack literature?
You’re right - follow the money. That’s why a cure for cancer will NEVER be found. There is too much money to be made for **searching** for a cure. It is a never-ending vicious cycle.
If the Komen foundation were truly pro-life, they would not send one cent to Planned Parenthood. But why wouldn’t they support Planned Parenthood if they know, or suspect, that abortion plays a role in breast cancer? Komen is ensuring that they have a reason to keep “searching,” by helping PP continue to provide abortions. This is a monolithic money-making industry and women are the victims in every sense of the word. Truly a web of evil.
The Mr. Scrooge's of the "research" world would agree...great business...
Get rich while "decreasing the surplus population" at the same time.
Next to politics...it's the perfect caper.
The website will say what Koman wants it to say. Their 990, OTOH, says what’s really happening, where the $$$ comes from and where it goes. As a 501(c)(3) this is required by law and usually follows an independent audit. They’re pretty illuminating. In Koman’s case, there’s a lot of dirty laundry.
Being in non-profit and fund-raising, honestly, give to your church and local organizations, not chapters of nationals. Nationals are far more corporate than not and have HUGE overheads for the national organization, fundraising premiums, mailings, etc.
Isn’t it true that the grant money is for supplemental staffing not related to abortions and that Komen audits to ensure that the grant money doesn’t got to abortion operations?
An interesting suggestion, but it seems to me it has problems. Supplemental staffing is likely essential for PP to operate and money to pay for it would have to come from somewhere. If I give money to them and insist it only go to such specific services I am still freeing up other cash they have been given to fund abortions. Without my money they would still have had to pay nurses and so this would surely have lowered their working abortion budget. It is hard for me to believe that it is possible to give money to an organization and yet claim not to support the aims and actions of that organization.
You are the first I’ve encountered to suggest that there is evidence that Komen isn’t being honest and that’s fine.
I’m inferring that you’ve actually seen something.
Would you kindly share that info?
Some pro-lifers spin and propagandize in a manner than would make Stalin proud and want such purity that the anyone not ready to plant a bomb is mushy. Ok, mild exaggeration, but when you’ve got a group that resorts to the same disgusting tacts that PETA does by using horrendous depictions then not much is too much for them.
Did you read any of the Komen articles or just the anti-Komen information?
That doesn't make any sense at all. Komen states that their grants went to 19 clinics for non abortion services.
Do you really think that it is possible that those 19 clinics perform enough abortions to keep breast cancer going?
And that those abortions couldn't/wouldn't happen without Komen?
That is what you are asserting, isn't it?
My impression, based on what I read from Komen is that the grants pay for medical staffing for breast exams and screening that may lead to referrals for mammograms.
Again, my impression is that this grant pays for staff that would not otherwise be there and do not have anything to do with abortion services.
Are you against these clinics having this service?
Or is it Komen paying for these staffers?
And I’m still not seeing the down side if what Komen says is accurate.
If you have evidence that Komen is lying, then please share it.
Granting money to pay for staffing for breast exams is considered an endorsement of abortion? Really?
Did you read the Komen documents?
Granting money to pay for staffing for breast exams is considered an endorsement of abortion? Really?
Endorsement? Maybe not. But, it still enables Planned Parenthood to spend more money on abortions, and so indirectly still helps fund them.
Any money given to any organization, even if supposedly restricted to particular uncontroversial uses, inevitably frees up other less restricted funds. If Planned Parenthood didn't get a donation supporting their breast exam services they would have to use other money to pay for them. This means less money for the abortions than they otherwise had. Therefore, any money they get allows them to use more of the rest of their cash to kill babies. I can't really see anyway past that reality, regardless of how carefully the paper trails of specific dollar bills are monitored.
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