Planned Parenthood Ousts President After Less Than a Year

  • Leana Wen tweets that she was replaced at ‘secret meeting’
  • Trump and anti-abortion allies have targeted organization

Leana Wen

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Planned Parenthood on Tuesday abruptly removed its president after less than a year as the group faces threats to its funding from President Donald Trump and abortion opponents in several state houses.

“I just learned that the @PPFA Board ended my employment at a secret meeting,” Leana Wen wrote on Twitter.