Komen apologizes, reverses decision

The breast cancer foundation will continue to fund Planned Parenthood, it said in a statement on Friday.

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After three days of worsening public backlash, Susan G. Komen for the Cure reversed its decision to stop giving money to Planned Parenthood and apologized.

In several tweets this morning, Komen directed followers to read its current statement. However, the Komen site is currently down due to a spike in Web traffic, the organization tweeted.

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