Editorial: Komen fund wound was self-inflicted

For years, anti-abortion groups have been after Komen to drop Planned Parenthood because it provides abortions. In our view, there is a clear separation between the breast cancer screening done by Planned Parenthood and its other work. Abortions, it should be noted, represent a mere 3 percent of all services offered.

But we know that many in the anti-abortion community see it differently, and Komen surely knew this and was aware of how a decision to sever ties with Planned Parenthood would be perceived.

We have sympathy for Komen. The foundation is in a painfully unenviable position, desperately trying to find a middle ground.

But Komen lost its footing here, making a loaded decision that leaves the strong impression it is siding with, or at least caving to, the demands of anti-abortion forces. The reaction speaks for itself.

Emphasis is mine.

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