Susan G. Komen for the Cure, formerly known as The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, often referred to as simply Komen, is the most widely known, largest and best-funded breast cancer organization in the United States. She has contributed much in the battle against breast and cervical cancer, but the company's recent conclusion to pull its financing of Planned Parenthood has drawn critical fire. Susan G. Komen CEO Nancy Brinker insists that the media's depiction of events has been “a gross mischaracterization.”
Susan Komen attempts to deflect heat from Planned Parenthood decision. In the face of intensely angry public response, particularly from groups that support women’s health and reproductive rights, yet it did not characterize exactly where the large influx of money was coming from.