A Conversation with Former GA Secretary of State Karen Handel About Komen and Planned Parenthood

Former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel attracted national attention, and debate, when she left her job as an executive at Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which works to fight breast cancer.  Handel was involved in the decision to end grants from Komen to Planned Parenthood, for its breast cancer screening and awareness efforts.  Some Komen supporters had opposed the grants, because Planned Parenthood also provides abortion services.  But when word of the decision got out, Komen faced a firestorm of criticism, and Handel left the organization.  She spoke with WABE’s Denis O’Hayer about her side of the controversy, and about her book, “Planned Bullyhood.”