This will be another short diary. If this has been shared on Kos in another diary already, I'll delete my diary.
One silver lining in all of this is that, for many of us, the true Susan G. Komen (SGK) organization has been laid bare. It's ideology, theology (who knew), and the agenda of those who now steer the future of this organization. (Ari Fleischer, are you kidding me?)
Another silver lining is that Planned Parenthood (PP) has been thrust into the national spotlight, and the national dialogue. Millions of men and women, from all walks of religion, political beliefs and personal ideologies, came together and raised millions of dollars for Planned Parenthood. What has also been revealed is that Planned Parenthood is NOT, and never was, an "abortion factory." Now, right wing fundies will always believe what they want, even when those beliefs have no basis in reality or fact. But many other people learned a lot of things this week, important things - about what SGK is not and what PP is, who they are, what they do, and how many millions of women rely on their services to provide the most basic of healthcare.
So as I always try to believe, there is ALWAYS a silver lining...
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