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Virginia health department officials will be hold a public hearing in Northern Virginia Friday, Feb. 3 on abortion clinic regulations. Here is a link to the meeting notice. The public hearing in Richmond last week drew a small crowd. Online, however, more than 300 people have posted comments. The comment period ends Feb. 15.

In a different matter, Planned Parenthood and the Susan G. Komen Foundation are at odds over the Foundation’s withdrawing funds from Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screening.

From Cecile Richards, President
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
“It’s a deeply disappointing decision — made even more alarming because politically motivated groups and individuals determined to undermine women’s access to care appear to have successfully intimidated the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation to withdraw this critical support.”

Statement from Susan G. Komen for the Cure
“We are dismayed and extremely disappointed that actions we have taken to strengthen our granting process have been widely mischaracterized.  It is necessary to set the record straight.   
Starting in 2010, Komen began an initiative to help us do a better job of measuring the impact of community grants. This is important because we invest significant dollars in our local community programs—$93 million in 2011, which provided for 700,000 breast health screenings and diagnostic procedures.
   
More on the rift in:
The New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Alternet
NPR

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