Ohio Bishop Instructs Parishes Not to Fundraise for Susan G. Komen Foundation
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Bishop Leonard Blair of the Diocese of Toledo has issued a letter to all parishes instructing them to direct their fundraising efforts to local breast cancer centers rather than contribute to the Susan G. Komen Foundation because of its affiliation with Planned Parenthood and the possibility that it could become involved in embryonic stem cell research.