Donations to Planned Parenthood Skyrocket Past $650,000
After the Komen Foundation kicked off a controversy by withdrawing its funding from Planned Parenthood, Michael Bloomberg has announced that he’ll be donating up to $250,000 towards breast cancer screenings.
Mayor Mike aside, it’s not taken much time for Planned Parenthood to make up for the $700,000 that the Komen Foundation won’t be giving them. ”In the 24 hours since Komen announced its decision, Planned Parenthood has gotten $650,000 in donations, nearly enough to offset the losses from Komen’s funding,” says The Daily Beast. Read more.
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He might be a neoliberal autocratic asshole, but this was standup.
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