Komen reverses plan to pull Planned Parenthood grants
Posted: February 3, 2012 at 10:39 a.m.
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure participants cheer after finishing the race in downtown Little Rock. The board of the Arkansas Komen affiliate said that the decision to pull Planned Parenthood grants for breast screenings was made at Komen headquarters “without input from affiliates.”
NEW YORK — Susan G. Komen for the Cure said Friday that it was reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood.
“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,” a Komen statement said.
As first reported by The Associated Press on Tuesday, Komen had adopted criteria excluding Planned Parenthood from grants because it was under government investigation, notably an investigation launched in Congress at the urging of anti-abortion groups.
Komen said Friday it would change the criteria so it wouldn’t apply to such investigations.
“We will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and preserve their eligibility to apply for future grants,” the statement said.
The board of the Arkansas affiliate had issued a statement earlier in the noting that the decision was made at Komen headquarters “without input from affiliates,” and called for the policy to be changed.
“We hope Komen national will reverse its position on granting to organizations under investigation because we feel decisions of this nature should be made only after the investigation is complete,” the statement said.
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