CORRECTION: Due to a reporting error, the original version of this story incorrectly said that Ana Maria Reichenbach is a member of Feminist Students United. She is no longer an active member of the organization. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
Senior Ana Maria Reichenbach’s grandfather hasn’t always seen eye-to-eye with her on politics.
But after he heard that Susan G. Komen for the Cure withdrew funds from Planned Parenthood, he wrote the latter a big check.
She said he wanted to support the cancer screenings Planned Parenthood offers, saying politics and health shouldn’t mix.
“It was really funny for me to hear him say something like that, because he gives me crap for being a feminist all the time,” said Reichenbach, a former member of Feminist Students United.
The Komen foundation and N.C. General Assembly’s threats to cut Planned Parenthood funding have led to increased financial support from other sources for the central North Carolina Planned Parenthood clinic in Chapel Hill, said spokeswoman Paige Johnson.
She said the Chapel Hill clinic has especially seen increases in support from first-time donors, like Reichenbach’s grandfather, and young donors.
“People called and said they had never been donors before but were really upset about political issues getting involved in health,” Johnson said.
Planned Parenthood is also still fighting against a North Carolina law prohibiting state funds from going to the organization.