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Overview: Four Days

Overview: Four Days . On January 31, 2012, Planned Parenthood went public about losing grants and funding from Susan G. Komen. Four days later, Susan G. Komen reversed their decision. . The Organizations. Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

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Overview: Four Days

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  1. Overview: Four Days On January 31, 2012, Planned Parenthood went public about losing grants and funding from Susan G. Komen. Four days later, Susan G. Komen reversed their decision.

  2. The Organizations Susan G. Komen for the Cure Planned Parenthood Federation of America

  3. Planned Parenthood Services Other, 1% Abortions, 3%

  4. Key Events April, 2011 Susan G. Komen for the Cure hires Karen Handel as VP of Public Policy September 15, 2011 Americans United for Life (AUL) convinces Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) to open an investigation of Planned Parenthood for alleged misuse of federal funds

  5. Key Events Early 2011 New policy that precludes organizations under any sort of local, state or federal investigation from receiving funds Other grant recipients currently under federal investigation continue to receive funds

  6. Right-wing affiliations • Susan B. Anthony List Jane Abraham who was elected as a member of the 2010-2011 Susan G. Komen board of directors is chairman of the Susan B. Anthony List. • Nurturing Network Abraham also helps direct Nurturing Network, a network of crisis pregnancy centers that has been investigated for spreading misinformation and lies, and coercing and intimidating women.

  7. The crisis goes public February 1, 2012 – Planned Parenthood announces the end of grant funding from Susan G. Komen “We are alarmed and saddened that the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation appears to have succumbed to political pressure. Our greatest desire is for Komen to reconsider this policy and recommit to the partnership on which so many women count.” Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood

  8. Public Outcry Social media backlash Increased donations to Planned Parenthood Internal resignations

  9. Social media platform February 1, 2012 Supporters and detractors begin speaking out on Facebook, Twitter and through the media Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood speaks out: “It's hard to understand how an organization with whom we share a mission of saving women's lives could have bowed to this kind of bullying”

  10. Komen finally speaks On February 2, Nancy G. Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen, released a statement: “We're always looking at our policies and procedures to be sure that we are doing the right thing for our supporters and the women we serve.”

  11. Hypocrisy Penn State University University of Texas at Austin University Alabama at Birmingham Duke University Medical Center University of California at San Francisco

  12. Attempt to diffuse the situation February 2, 2012 Facebook post by Susan G. Komen for the Cure

  13. An internal crisis February 2, 2012 Mollie Williams, managing director of community-health programs and grants for Susan G. Komen, resigns in protest

  14. Anonymous protest February 2, 2012 Susan G. Komen website is hacked (“Help us run over poor women on the way to the bank”)

  15. The retraction February 3, 2012 – Damage control

  16. Saving face

  17. Handel resigns

  18. More Resignations • Katrina McGhee, executive vice president and chief marketing officer • Nancy Macgregor, vice president of global networks • Joanna Newcomb, director of affiliate strategy and planning • Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall Jr., chairman of the foundation’s board of directors

  19. The fallout continues Pink Ribbons, Inc. A documentary by producer R. Din http://youtu.be/nFwk54j05Ts [Please watch]

  20. The fallout continues “What the chorus of critics is pushing back against is broader in scope: an emphasis on optics over integrity, crass commercialism and the infantilization of the female experience into something fashionable, cheerful or sexy. As a number of pundits and commentators put it, the events of last week make it clear that for more and more American women, “pink stinks.” – Washington Post, February 9, 2012

  21. Alignment “Corporations must take into account how their actions impact employees, the environment, and the communities in which they operate” – Michelle Amazeen

  22. Hearing Voices Which voices within the organization to hear?

  23. Ethical Responsibilities “…original desire was to fulfill our fiduciary duty to our donors…” - Leslie Aun, Head of communications for Susan G. Komen for the Cure

  24. Ethical Perspectives

  25. References Din, R. (Producer), & Pool, L. (Director). (2012). Pink Ribbons, Inc. [Motion picture]. United States: First Run Features. Galloway, J. (2012, Feb. 7) Karen Handel resigns from Komen for the Cure. ABC News Blog. Retrieved May 1, 2012 fromhttp://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2012/02/07/karen-handel-resigns-from-komen-for-the-cure/. Goldberg, J. (2012, Feb. 2). Top Susan G. Komen Official Resigned over Planned Parenthood Cave-In. TheAtlantic.com. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/02/top-susan-g-komen-official-resigned-over-planned-parenthood-cave-in Holmes, A. (2012, Feb. 9). Detailing the problems of ‘breast cancer culture.’ Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved April 25, 2012 from http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/detailing-the-problems-of-breast-cancer-culture/2012/02/09/gIQA3DiT2Q_story.html. Jacobson, J. (2012, Feb. 1) The cancerous politics and ideology of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2012/01/31/with-anti-choice-tea-partier-in-charge-komen-says-no-cure-planned-parenthood-cl-0. Kliff, S. (2011, Feb. 16) Mike Pence’s war on Planned Parenthood. Politico. Retrieved May 1, 2012 from http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49609.html.

  26. References May, S. (Ed.) (2013). Introduction. In Case Studies in Organization Communication: Ethical Perspectives and Practices. (pp. 1-32). Los Angeles: Sage Publications, Inc. Mielach, D. (2012, Feb. 9). Was it ethical for Susan G. Komen to flip-flop? Retrieved April 25, 2012 from http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/2006-ethical-flip-flop.html. Ryan, E.G. (2012, Feb. 3). An accounting of Komen’s impressive financial hypocrisy. Jezebel. Retrived May 4 from http://jezebel.com/5881802/an-accounting-of-komens-staggering-financial-hypocrisy. Serwer, A. (2012, Feb. 2). Komen’s $7.5 million grant to Penn State appears to violate new policy. Mother Jones. Retrieved May 4 from http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/02/komen-foundation-gave-75-million-grant-penn-state. Stengle, J. (2012, March 22). Susan G. Komen execs resign: At least 5 officials leave after Planned Parenthood controversy. Huffington Post. Retrieved May 2, 2012 from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/22/susan-g-komen-execs-resign-planned-parenthood_n_1373891.html. Tan, T. (2012, Feb. 4). How Komen and Planned Parenthood Broke Up, Then Made Up – In 3 Days. Storify.com. Retrieved April 30, 2012 from http://storify.com/thanhtan/komen-for-the-cure-drops-support-for-planned-paren.

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