Thursday, April 19, 2012

Planned Parenthood Controversy Doesn't Slow Komen Race Down

As most of us recall, a few weeks back the Susan G. Komen organization stopped all funding for Planned Parenthood due to information that linked Planned Parenthood's funds going toward abortions rather than mammograms. Planned Parenthood was extremely opposed to the loss of funding, and fired back immediately after the news was released. We all saw the controversy break as Komen continued to receive criticism and hate mail, leading to eventually revoking their decision and re-funding Planned Parenthood. Through out the arguments and negativity, the public seemed to lose focus on the importance of both organizations. Both organizations were created to help better and save lives of women, not to create controversy and hatred towards each other. While people choose to no longer support one or the other, I couldn't help but think aren't they missing the main point? We need to overlook problems like this and stand by our organizations that make a difference for thousands of people across the nation.

Recently, I came across an article that I was very pleased to read. The Komen organization hosted their annual Race for the Cure just a few days ago and they were happy to see a solid group of supporters. Before the race there was talk about the event not being as successful due to the recent controversy, however, I'm delighted to see that true supporters were able to overlook the minor mishaps and focus on the meaning of the organization. This year Race for the Cure had close to 11,000 attendees and raised more than $400,000, just around 2,500 attendees down from last year. The Komen organization was grateful for all their supporters and hope to continue to succeed in the future.

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