February 7, 2012
REP. REED CALLS FOR OVERHAUL AT KOMEN
State Representative Lonnie Reed (D-Branford) has sent a letter to the Connecticut affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation urging a complete analysis of the circumstances that led to the shocking decision to withhold funding from Planned Parenthood at a national level.
“While I welcome the turnabout of SGK National, I am convinced a forensic analysis needs to be done to determine which individuals or what forces were responsible for this shocking decision,” said Rep. Reed. “Guilty individuals need to be purged from Komen National. This reprehensible behavior dishonors all the great people at Komen, and also the memory of Susan G. who fought so valiantly against the disease that took her life, while also reaching out to help and comfort other women.”
“As a two-time breast cancer survivor, a Komen contributor, a Race for the Cure runner since 1991 and an elected representative who can't imagine playing politics with women's health, I am disheartened, distressed and distrustful about what else is going on behind the scenes,” said Rep. Reed.
“I congratulate the fine people at Komen Connecticut who fought to get the decision reversed, but your battle has just begun,” said Rep. Reed. “The Komen brand has been damaged and the organization’s integrity is at stake.”
Rep. Reed is in her 2nd term serving the 102nd House District in Branford.