The Komen Foundation’s statement says that it “will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and preserve their eligibility to apply for future grants, while maintaining the ability of our affiliates to make funding decisions that meet the needs of their communities.” But this is NOT a reversal of any kind.
Funding cuts proposed by the GOP would eliminate ALL current year funding for Title X family planning programs, devastating the nation's health care system and (conveniently for ideologues) crippling Planned Parenthood clinics everywhere.
A Yale fraternity inducts pledges with a chant extolling rape culture. The problem isn't that they repeatedly yelled something stupid. It's that I'm no longer sure we're shocked by people turning rape and sexual assault into some kind of a joke.
The Dept. of Health and Human Services recently released a funding announcement for states to apply for federal Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage funds and asked participants to try not to discriminate against LGBT youth.
