Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood

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(From the Salon article)

You know what else is pretty “new” around Komen?
Its senior vice president of public policy, Karen Handel.
During the Sarah Palin-endorsed, Tea Party favorite’s 2010 campaign
for governor of Georgia, Handel declared,
“I do not support the mission of Planned Parenthood,”
making clear that she “strongly supports” laws prohibiting
“the use of taxpayer funds for abortions or abortion-related services.”
She did, however, emphasize that she “strongly support(s)
the noble work of crisis-pregnancy centers.”

Noble work? I don't think so. I'd mistakenly went to one of those crisis-pregnancy centers when I was in high school. I can say first-hand, there's nothing noble about creepy, self-righteous nuts pretending to be medical professionals, and showing teenagers photos of bloody fetuses. As I got up and walked out with my then-boyfriend, the woman stopped him and begged "Please don't do this!" What an all-around, offensive experience that was.