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Komen vice president resigns as details emerge on Planned Parenthood debate
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Feb 08, 2012 01:21pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Lena H. Sun and Sarah Kliff |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Tuesday, February 7, 2012 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Before the Komen board unanimously agreed to pull funding for Planned Parenthood last year, an internal staff review and a board subcommittee had concluded the opposite, that funding should be maintained, according to a former Komen employee who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. Handel, who was senior vice president for public policy, objected to those decisions.
It’s not clear why the full board did not follow the recommendations when it voted unanimously at a November meeting to take actions that would bar funding to Planned Parenthood and what role Handel played. Several former Komen employees have said that Handel was a driving force behind the decision.
Participants concluded that cutting off all funds would endanger low-income women who depended on the service. A partial cutoff would only compromise the integrity of the grants process and not be enough to satisfy critics, participants said. Staff members decided to recommend continued funding for Planned Parenthood.
“It was our recommendation that we stay the course,” Hammerly said. “We thought there could also be significant concern, both from a public standpoint and an affiliate standpoint, if we ceased support.” |
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