Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced on Tuesday it would no longer be providing funds to Planned Parenthood, a decision that was met with an onslaught of social media responders.

Komen is an organization that, according to its website, has raised $1.9 billion since 1982 and is known for the use of the color pink in the movement against breast cancer. Komen has been providing funds to Planned Parenthood for the past five years.

The funding that was provided to Planned Parenthood went toward breast exams and cancer screenings for low-income patients.

Responses on Twitter and Facebook either chastised or praised Komen on the decision, many referring to the organization “giving in” to pro-life activist groups that wanted the partnership to end.

According to an email sent from a representative of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, “Within the past 48 hours we’ve seen an outpouring of disappointment and disagreement from Planned Parenthood and Komen supporters and donors alike.”

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, which serves people from Iowa, Arkansas, Nebraska and three counties in Illinois, said, “It’s very sad and disappointing that in response to mounting pressure from a vocal few, leaders at Susan G. Komen Foundation have made the decision to accommodate these extreme voices, ending future funding for lifesaving cancer screenings and breast health education at Planned Parenthood.”

The Komen organization quickly responded to the outcry, explaining their new policy on not granting funding to an organization under investigation.

“Organizations change their grant criteria all the time,” said Sally Dix, executive director for Komen Iowa, an affiliate of the Susan G. Komen organization. “We simply changed our criteria to be more respectful of those donations.”

Planned Parenthood is currently under a federal investigation by Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., who is looking into the organization’s use of its federal funding.

“Planned Parenthood of the Heartland received around $8,000 for breast health education and screenings in Muscatine County,” Planned Parenthood of the Heartland said. “We were in the process of working with Komen to apply for additional breast health funds when we were notified of the new requirements that would eliminate Planned Parenthood funding.”

Dix said that of the counties that Komen Iowa serves, including Story County, “This [decision] does not have any affect on our 81 counties.”

Since the Komen decision went public, Planned Parenthood has nationally received more than $400,000 for breast health education and screenings.

Dix would not confirm if Komen and Planned Parenthood would be working together in the future, saying it was “too hypothetical,” since they do not know what will happen with the investigation.

“Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and the Komen Foundation were great partners. We share the same mission, to help women access life-saving reproductive health care. Together we do great things to help women in our state [Iowa]; we would love to work with Komen again,” Planned Parenthood of the Heartland said.