Blog about current events and analyze the situation for ethical, social, political situation.

I will be discussing and analyzing about the current event of the Komen Foundation's controversial decision of cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood. The group's decision seemed to be politically motivated amid a congressional investigation over how Planned Parenthood provides abortion services and its "compliance with federal restrictions on funding abortion". It sems that the organization had succumbed to the political pressure by cutting its funding for breast cancer screenings. I feel that this decision is cowardly and unethical because the Komen Foundation is one of America's leading breast cancer advocacy groups. Its main mission is saving women's lives by prevention of breast cancer through screenings. Yet, they decided to cut funding to Planned Parenthood which operates hundreds of family clinics that provide these services. Planned Parenthoood said funding from the Komen Foundation's grants have directly supported 170,000 screenings in the last five years. So, a lost of funding to Planned Parenthood will dramatically affect its services provided. I feel that it's Komen Foundation's social obligation to provide fundindg to Planned Parenthood so they can provide these life saving services.
Needless to say, its controversial decision sent shock waves across the country and provoked protests and objections led by breast cancer advocates and lawmakers. Mayor Bloomberg, a Planned Parenthood supporter, pledge $250,000 in matching grants. By Friday Planned Panthood reported it had raised $3 million online from supporters/donors. CREDO, the largest corporate donor to Planned Parenthood reported on Thursday that 250,00 of its members had signed a petition urging the Komen Foundation to reverse its decision. By Friday, most likely pressured and faced with oppositions and protests, the Komen Foundation reversed its funding decision  and offered an apology to the American people citing its recent decision casts doubt on their commitment of saving women's lives.
In the end, I am glad the Komen Foundation realized they made an erroneous decision and reversed it. Politics have no place in health care and we shouldn't be playing with people's lives.