Komen charity won't pull funding in CT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - An official at the breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure says the Connecticut chapter won't stop funding for Planned Parenthood clinics in the state.

The board president of the state Komen chapter, Ann Hogan, tells the New Haven Register and The Boston Globe that the chapter won't pull a $38,000 grant that ends in June for Planned Parenthood of Southern New England.

The national Komen organization has been deluged with negative emails and online postings since The Associated Press reported Tuesday that it was halting grants that Planned Parenthood affiliates used for breast exams and related services. Those grants totaled $680,000 last year. Komen is being accused of caving to pressure from anti-abortion groups.

Hogan says she hopes the controversy gets resolved.