Every October I always feel very conflicted about the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. On one hand, cancer awareness and raising money for a cure is always important. Nevertheless, one of the largest organizations that contributing to breast cancer research to the Susan B. Komen foundation, who also happens to be a large supporter of Planned Parenthood. It is so frustrating that a group claiming to help women actually supports abortions and contraception. Don't they realize that oral contraceptives are one of the leading causes related to breast cancer?I found this article especially interesting a helpful, in providing a Catholic perspective about the subject.
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I'm completely with you on this. Not only do I feel weird about supporting a group who professes to try to find out the cure for something while ignoring some of the main causes (contraception and abortion - one gives you a 30% increased chance, and the other a 40% chance of getting breast cancer, but I can never remember which is which) but also the breast cancer walks always look bizarre to me. I don't know why, but they usually end up looking like crazy pink hookers with fanny packs. How is this helping again?
I know that there are pro-life breast cancer groups who are good, but I don't know which ones. As it is, I don't feel good enough to give the Susan B. Komen people money... but I still feel bad about it because I know there are tons of women hurting out there who do need research.
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