{"id":7042,"date":"2012-02-08T00:01:43","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T08:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7042"},"modified":"2012-02-08T00:01:43","modified_gmt":"2012-02-08T08:01:43","slug":"handel-steps-down-komen-unchanged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/08\/handel-steps-down-komen-unchanged\/","title":{"rendered":"Handel Steps Down; Komen Unchanged"},"content":{"rendered":"

After politicizing women\u2019s health by tying their so-called charity to Republican misogyny, the Susan G. Komen continues to struggle to regain standing without coming clean about what they did and why they did it.  The Republican ideologue who spearheaded Komen\u2019s war on women\u2019s rights stepped down today.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"8handel\"Karen Handel, a Republican who once ran for governor of Georgia on a platform calling for the defunding of Planned Parenthood<\/strong>, stepped down from her role as the charity’s senior vice president for public policy and chief lobbyist, the organization said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

"I have known Karen for many years and we both share a common commitment to our organization’s lifelong mission, which must always remain our sole focus," Komen founder Nancy Brinker said in a statement. "I wish her the best in future endeavors."<\/p>\n

Planned Parenthood, a leading provider of birth control, abortion and other women’s health services, had no comment.<\/p>\n

Komen’s move last week caused an uproar among supporters who also back Planned Parenthood. Komen reversed the decision on Friday.<\/p>\n

Many had accused Komen of initially bowing to political pressure from anti-abortion groups who want to cut off all funds to Planned Parenthood. The charity says it had been guided by a new policy to avoid funding organizations under investigation by authorities.<\/p>\n

In a Fox News interview, Handel charged Planned Parenthood with using "vicious attacks" and "coercion" to prevent Komen from setting its own standards<\/strong>. "It’s outrageous," said Handel, whose appointment to Komen’s leadership last April raised the hackles of pro-abortion activists\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Planned Parenthood did nothing of the kind.  The outcry against Komen was grass roots up, not Planned Parenthood down.<\/font><\/p>\n

Keith Olbermann covered this story with Becky Bond.<\/font><\/p>\n