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Komen Official Resigns Over Planned Parenthood Controversy - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Komen Official Resigns Over Planned Parenthood Controversy

February 7, 2012, 11:14 am

Karen Handel, vice president for public policy at Susan G. Komen for the Cure, resigned today, saying she had supported the charity’s decision to cut off support from Planned Parenthood but that the organization had been considering the move before she was hired and that it was approved by top officials there, according to the Associated Press.