Komen, cockatoos and canaries
Letter to the Editor

By TBO.COM | Staff
Published: February 11, 2012

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The recent dust-up concerning Planned Parenthood's receipt of funds from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation raises an interesting question. The Susan G. Komen organization presents itself as seeking a cure for breast cancer. If I were to donate to the "Society for the Study of Left-Footed Cockatoos," should I not expect those funds to be used for the study of left-footed cockatoos? And no matter how worthy the cause, should donated funds intended for cockatoos be given to the care and feeding of canaries?

It is my opinion that using donated funds for any purposes other than those "represented" by the organization is tantamount to theft.

Joseph M. Joeb

Lutz