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Susan G. Komen for the Cure caves to anti-choicers, stops funding Planned Parenthood

Source: Planned Parenthood 2008-9 annual report The Washington Post reports: The nation’s leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates — creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate, between two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women. The change will mean a cutoff of hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, mainly for breast exams.
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