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Supreme Court Declines Review Of Planned Parenthood Case
May 28, 2013 The justices have refused to disturb a lower court decision that barred Indiana from stripping Medicaid payments to the organization. Six federal courts have ruled that targeted defunding is illegal. This was the first case to reach the Supreme Court.
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Planned Parenthood Windfall Funds Breast Health Expansion
August 20, 2012 A flurry of donations to Planned Parenthood during a dispute with Susan G. Komen Foundation is fueling an expansion of breast cancer services. Planned Parenthood is stepping up education about breast health. The funds will help fund mammograms and other tests, as well as the distribution of a tool to help doctors and nurses assess cancer risk.
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Planned Parenthood Controversy Hangs Over Komen's Fundraising Races
June 1, 2012 Participation is down in races to raise money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity. Some Komen supporters remain skeptical about the group, even though a decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood was reversed quickly.
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Ariz. Bars Funding For Groups Providing Abortions
May 5, 2012 The state already forbids funding of abortions, but the governor says the legislation "closes loopholes." Planned Parenthood Arizona says the move "could reduce access to a wide range of preventive health care for thousands of Arizonans."
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Top Execs Quit Komen After Controversy
March 22, 2012 At least five top officials quit the Dallas-based organization after it took a decision — since reversed — to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood. And there have been calls for the group's founder and chief executive to resign.
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Women Continue To Fill Rick Perry's Facebook Wall With Mock Questions
March 21, 2012 They've posted thousands of queries about menstruation and other women's health issues as a protest of the Texas governor's positions.
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Planned Parenthood Still In Cross Hairs
February 7, 2012 Two anti-abortion groups say funding irregularities have been found in various state and federal audits of Planned Parenthood. The groups urged Congress to continue an investigation of Planned Parenthood.
It's All Politics
Poll: Majority Of Voters Support Birth-Control Benefit Rule
February 7, 2012 The new poll suggested that Mitt Romney might be "playing with fire," according to the polling firm's director, by opposing the rule since a plurality of voters, including Catholics, said his stance would make them less likely to vote for him.
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Controversial Komen Policy Official Resigns
February 7, 2012 Karen Handel, a former Republican candidate for governor in Georgia, resigned her job, effective immediately, as vice president for public policy at Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The departure comes days after the breast-cancer charity reversed course on funding for Planned Parenthood.
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Komen Official At Center Of Planned Parenthood Controversy Resigns
February 7, 2012 The Susan G. Komen Foundation just confirmed to NPR.org's Scott Hensley that Karen Handel has resigned from her post as the organization's senior vice president of public policy.
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Komen's Race To Reverse Course: Questions And A PR Challenge
February 3, 2012 The nation's largest breast cancer charity now says it will continue giving grants to Planned Parenthood. But public relations specialists say the Komen foundation will have a tough time rebuilding its nonpartisan reputation.
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In Reversal, Komen To Continue Funding Planned Parenthood
February 3, 2012 Earlier this week, the foundation moved to discontinue funding of breast cancer screening by Planned Parenthood. The change came because of a new Komen policy forbidding forbidding grants to organizations under official investigation. Now that policy has been changed again.
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Komen Foundation Now Says It Will Continue Grants To Planned Parenthood
February 3, 2012 "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," Komen CEO Nancy Brinker says.
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As Komen Defends Itself, Planned Parenthood Rakes In Substitute Funds
February 2, 2012 A top official reportedly quits to protest the decision of the breast-cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure to yank funding from Planned Parenthood. The women's health organization says it's already collected most of the $680,000 it lost.
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Komen Says Efficiency, Not Politics, Drove Planned Parenthood Change
February 2, 2012 The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation said it regretted the effect of its new funding policy on groups such as Planned Parenthood. But the group denied politics played any role in its decision and said such allegations were a distraction from the search for cancer cures.
