Karen Handel Quits Komen Foundation
February 7, 2012 at 11:21 AM Leave a comment
(Reuters) – A senior advisor to the breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure has resigned in the wake of a public outcry over the group’s decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, which provides birth control and abortion services.
Karen Handel, a Republican who once ran for governor of Georgia on a platform calling for defunding of Planned Parenthood, has stepped down from her role at the top U.S. breast cancer charity, the organization confirmed on Tuesday.
Here is a copy of her resignation letter.
She’ll probably slide into a high-powered, high-paying job at a conservative D.C. think tank, like the American Enterprise Institute or the Heritage Foundation.
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