The Fight Over Planned Parenthood’s Future

<p>Dr. Leana Wen, the first physician to lead Planned Parenthood in decades, was ousted after just eight months on the job. Her departure highlights a central tension over the direction of the group: Is it a political organization first, or a health organization? Guest: Sarah Kliff, an investigative reporter for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>As states began to pass ever more restrictive laws on abortion, Planned Parenthood’s leaders<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/us/politics/planned-parenthood-wen.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> felt they needed a more aggressive political leader</a> to fight efforts to roll back abortion access.</li><li>“I was asked to leave for the same reason I was hired: I was changing the direction of Planned Parenthood,” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/opinion/sunday/leana-wen-planned-parenthood.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">Dr. Wen wrote in an Op-Ed for The Times</a>.</li></ul>