Former Komen Executive Calls Planned Parenthood a ‘Bully’
February 10, 2012 | Read Time: 1 minute
Karen Handel, who stepped down from Susan G. Komen for the Cure this week over the charity’s controversial split with Planned Parenthood, says the two organizations had a “ladies’ agreement” not to discuss the cancer charity’s withdrawal of support, says the Daily Beast.
Ms. Handel, the former senior vice president for policy, called Planned Parenthood a “gigantic bully,” saying it used Komen as its “own personal punching bag.”
She acknowledged her part in the decision but says it was not politically motivated.
A spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood said that “anti-choice outlets” first broke the news and that Komen followed up by making an announcement to hundreds of leaders of both charities. The media picked it up from there, she said.
