After the controversy surrounding the Susan G Komen foundation’s decision to cease funding for Planned Parenthood, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (NY-I), responded with a $250,000 donation stating that ‘politics have no place in health care.” In fact, tons of donations are pouring in, almost the equivalent of what Komen has defunded the organization.

Mr. Bloomberg, a billionaire with a long-term interest in public health, said he would give Planned Parenthood Federation of America a $250,000 matching gift — he will donate $1 for every new dollar Planned Parenthood raises up to $250,000.

“Politics have no place in health care,” he said in a statement. “Breast cancer screening saves lives and hundreds of thousands of women rely on Planned Parenthood for access to care. We should be helping women access that care, not placing barriers in their way.”

More donations are pouring in after the sudden halt to the Foundation’s $680,000 funding. The Washington Post reports, ‘The organization had raised more than $400,000 from more than 6,000 online donors as of Wednesday afternoon, compared with the 100 to 200 donations it receives on an average day, said Tait Sye, a spokesman for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. He said donations were still coming in. And to add to that, Mayor Bloomberg’s hefty donation.