{"id":193104,"date":"2019-01-01T11:52:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T17:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=193104"},"modified":"2019-01-02T14:25:50","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T20:25:50","slug":"employees-planned-parenthood-mask-crack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/employees-planned-parenthood-mask-crack\/","title":{"rendered":"As employees speak out, Planned Parenthood&#8217;s mask begins to crack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>A new phenomenon appears to be taking place at Planned Parenthood. In what was a shock to many, in\u00a02018, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-prez-political-organizer-not-health-care-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political activist<\/a>\u00a0president Cecile\u00a0Richards suddenly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/cecile-richards-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> her resignation, followed by that of VP\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2018\/11\/13\/top-planned-parenthood-official-dawn-laguens-steps-down-after-overseeing-millions-of-abortions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dawn Laguens<\/a>\u00a0and VP of Communications,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/politico-pulse\/2018\/12\/03\/gop-gives-up-on-planned-parenthood-defunding-437878\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Griffis,<\/a>\u00a0among others.\u00a0Planned Parenthood hired ER doctor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-abortion-promotes-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leana Wen<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; who has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/against-planned-parenthood-healthcare-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> abortion &#8220;health care&#8221; &#8212; to replace Richards, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-abortion-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vowed<\/a> that\u00a0abortion will be its focus in 2019. But at the same time,\u00a0employees of the so-called &#8220;women&#8217;s rights organization&#8221; are spilling long-held secrets and exposing inner workings and toxic attitudes of the organization,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthoods-connections-to-eugenics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">founded<\/a>\u00a0100 years ago by eugenicist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-founder-margaret-sanger-spoke-ku-klux-klan-supported-eugenics-organization-still-honor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Margaret Sanger<\/a>. While these revelations might come as a surprise to pro-choicers, pro-lifers know that the organization&#8217;s roots have been rotten since its inception.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lower level staffers revolt<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>against Planned Parenthood&#8217;s corporate greed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Planned Parenthood as a corporation was busy <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/health-abortion-profits-planned-parenthood\/\">raking in millions in excess revenue<\/a>\u00a0over the past several years,\u00a0its staffers claim it failed to pay them a decent wage.\u00a0As a result, Planned Parenthood employees began unionizing. A <a href=\"http:\/\/inthesetimes.com\/working\/entry\/21237\/planned_parenthood_union_busting_trump_labor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from <em>In These Times<\/em> claims Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains (PPRM) employees first began organizing in 2016, and it was the sixth local affiliate to do so.\u00a0&#8220;In at least\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rewire.news\/article\/2018\/06\/14\/frustrating-confusing-planned-parenthood-workers-grapple-organizations-union-fight\/\">two<\/a>\u00a0of these\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/laborpress.org\/planned-parenthood-in-crisis-workers-demand-union\/\">cases<\/a>, the local employer was accused of attempting to squelch worker organizing,&#8221; the media outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>But why did PPRM employees attempt to unionize?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Their key issues included wages\u2014according to the union,\u00a0the median annual wage for PPRM employees is $35,000, which is at the low end of the median range for health workers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/occupation-finder.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">given by the Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>\u2014high staff turnover and prohibitively high costs of adding family members to employee health insurance.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0When employees spoke out, staffers claim Planned Parenthood intimidated them.<\/p>\n<p>Suzanne Thorp, who has worked for PPRM since 2013, claims PPRM revoked her ticket to a fundraiser out of fear she would encourage donors not to use their dollars for anti-union efforts.\u00a0A June 2018 post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PPRMBargaining\/posts\/261672321056191?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBC31GqL0rRNFslnpk95efYyGmxceeHWZpUnOzjijrWsEZTEsNKPG0kD-YAZorksrmkGKH8qERHQ7MlSvd-zLKx7reYxr53D1r-6AwdXQ0ukjzxpk-qtHrnLDiOjN2Ut1kXwj1is6e_BNed9F5HnIy4GCArToFMD1V5uGg1B76TD_tJyuzqS4FE80BKkXT3zQxfjacdfKrg0_WvfQS9mntnxuO-jHHwC2az8T78kkx9scAIu_Jl4J17pNYTsDQLhc4sUkcapLfmDvBA0_X-CR800MqnB8Lp9BuOnvPI7kyS3fejbIKI5v7pdc0Yfm45PS8yB2ciVtQZ42VDJ0g&amp;__tn__=-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> on the Facebook page of the PPRM Union Bargaining Team claims the organization called the police after Thorp showed up outside the event. The abortion corporation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rewire.news\/article\/2018\/06\/22\/planned-parenthood-denies-sending-police-intimidate-pro-union-abortion-provider\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">later<\/a> denied the claim.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_193407\" style=\"width: 563px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193407\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193407\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Susan-Thorp-Planned-Parenthood-treatment-for-unionizing.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Suzanne Thorp Planned Parenthood treatment for unionizing\" width=\"553\" height=\"871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Susan-Thorp-Planned-Parenthood-treatment-for-unionizing.jpg 553w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Susan-Thorp-Planned-Parenthood-treatment-for-unionizing-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Susan-Thorp-Planned-Parenthood-treatment-for-unionizing-444x700.jpg 444w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Susan-Thorp-Planned-Parenthood-treatment-for-unionizing-500x788.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-193407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suzanne Thorp &#8211; Planned Parenthood treatment for unionizing<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-non-doctors-abortion\/\">Planned Parenthood ignores safety, wants non-doctors to commit abortions<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another alleged staffer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BkBPrspniJf2_-hsvv6CALPc42-7ZSqveNevXs0\/?igshid=sif5ujh4433m&amp;utm_source=fb_www_attr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> about Planned Parenthood&#8217;s fight against unionizing on Instagram: &#8220;Friends &#8211; today is my last day working for Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains&#8230;. PPRM\u2019s management have only pushed back in order to keep us from accessing our basic employee rights&#8230;. I\u2019ve given the last two years of my life to this cause that I love so much and to see my colleagues bullied like this by the agency they have worked so hard for breaks my f**king heart&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Others joined in:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_193409\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-193409\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193409\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-staffers-on-unionizing.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood staffers on unionizing (Image Twitter) \" width=\"460\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-staffers-on-unionizing.jpg 460w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-staffers-on-unionizing-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-193409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood staffers on unionizing (Image Twitter)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Grim added in another tweet, &#8220;I know @CecileRichards is gone but really is this the new regime? Affiliates spending &#8216;up to a million dollars&#8217; to block union efforts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employees publicly complain about shoddy treatment\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to low wages, one PPRM staffer took to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grimalkinrn\/status\/1010544259496210433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> to\u00a0reveal that Planned Parenthood even looked down on employees for taking their rightfully earned work breaks:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193412 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-staffers-on-unionizing-3.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood staffers on unionizing (Image: Twitter) \" width=\"606\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-staffers-on-unionizing-3.jpg 606w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-staffers-on-unionizing-3-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-staffers-on-unionizing-3-500x135.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-193428 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-of-Rocky-Mountains-staffer-complains-she-doesnt-get-lunch-breaks.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood of Rocky Mountains staffer complains she doesn't get lunch breaks (Image: Twitter) \" width=\"591\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-of-Rocky-Mountains-staffer-complains-she-doesnt-get-lunch-breaks.jpg 591w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-of-Rocky-Mountains-staffer-complains-she-doesnt-get-lunch-breaks-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-of-Rocky-Mountains-staffer-complains-she-doesnt-get-lunch-breaks-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Planned-Parenthood-of-Rocky-Mountains-staffer-complains-she-doesnt-get-lunch-breaks-500x299.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Solstice Fairy&#8221; added in another tweet, &#8220;Stop shouting &#8216;SELF CARE!!!!&#8217; at us when we say we need a moment to pee or drink or eat. Taking a lunch break is not self care. It is a federally mandated right of employees working more than 6 hours in a day&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Reviews <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/cmp\/Planned-Parenthood\/reviews?ftopic=mgmt&amp;start=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> at Indeed.com (more not shown here) display more worker dissatisfaction:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-193454 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-the-money.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Review on Indeed claims Planned Parenthood is All about the money\" width=\"800\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-the-money.jpg 988w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-the-money-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-the-money-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-the-money-700x332.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-the-money-500x237.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-193455 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-abortions.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Review on Indeed claims Planned Parenthood is All about abortions\" width=\"799\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-abortions.jpg 984w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-abortions-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-abortions-768x295.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-abortions-700x269.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-abortions-500x192.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other review make it clear that patients are <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-treated-women-like-cattle-says-former-manager\/\">herded through like cattle,<\/a>\u00a0stating that &#8220;they schedule you patients every 10 minutes.&#8221;<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-193456 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-the-numbers.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Review on Indeed claims Planned Parenthood All about the numbers\" width=\"799\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-the-numbers.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-the-numbers-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-the-numbers-768x335.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-the-numbers-700x305.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/PPFA-Review-on-Indeed-All-about-the-numbers-500x218.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-ceo-salaries-climbing\/\">Investigative Report: Planned Parenthood affiliate CEO salaries still climbing<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood appears to be rotting from within as staffers expose the organization&#8217;s hypocrisy. The most recent example occurred when Planned Parenthood <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/report-planned-parenthood-discriminated-pregnant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whistleblowers<\/a> told the New York Times\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/12\/20\/business\/planned-parenthood-pregnant-employee-discrimination-women.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the abysmal way<\/a>\u00a0the organization discriminates against pregnant employees.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that report, Live Action News <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nashville-planned-parenthood-why-abortions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a> that Planned Parenthood insiders in Nashville exposed how the corporation&#8217;s leaders were prioritizing profits over care, something pro-lifers have known for years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A brief history: Planned Parenthood&#8217;s push for abortion always wins over actual health care<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prioritizing profits over care isn&#8217;t new for Planned Parenthood. Years after founder Margaret Sanger died, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/1973-video-former-planned-parenthood-eugenicist-president-responds-roe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alan F. Guttmacher,<\/a>\u00a0a\u00a0physician and\u00a0former VP of the Eugenics Society, took the reins. Guttmacher was obsessed with <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-population-control-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">population control<\/a>\u00a0and led the corporation to become an <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-first-abortion-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion vendor<\/a>.\u00a0Later, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-suspicion-black-genocide\/faye-wattleton-first-black-president-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faye Wattleton<\/a>, an African American woman, was appointed president\u00a0(chosen, many believe, to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-suspicion-black-genocide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quell suspicion<\/a>\u00a0of eugenics among the Black community),\u00a0who doubled down on promoting abortion.\u00a0Years later, president Pamela Maraldo attempted to tone down the abortion emphasis with an effort to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthoods-health-care-reinvention-plan-failed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reinvent<\/a> the corporation into a health care organization, but was ousted by pro-abortion zealots on the inside.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/report-planned-parenthood-discriminated-pregnant\/\">Report: Planned Parenthood discriminated against pregnant employees<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood eventually appointed\u00a0Cecile Richards, who had\u00a0no health care experience, to supervise the surge of abortions, tax dollars, excess revenue, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-ceo-salaries-climbing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CEO salaries<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; all\u00a0while Planned Parenthood&#8217;s actual health services and clients <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-supporters-healthcare-plummets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plummeted<\/a>.\u00a0Richards&#8217; goal was to build the abortion corporation into the largest &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-aim-largest-kick-butt-political-organization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kick butt political organization<\/a>&#8221; to reinforce Planned Parenthood&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/report-planned-parenthood-money-laundering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political laundering scheme<\/a>. She presided over numerous scandals, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-cited-medicaid-fraud-still-getting-taxpayer-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accusations of fraud<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/aiding-abusers-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the cover-up of child sexual abuse<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/health-abortion-profits-planned-parenthood\/\">much more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What is emerging today is a truer picture of Planned Parenthood as its image begins to show cracks, even in the way it treats employees and patients. It has for too long\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/how-abortion-chain-planned-parenthood-masquerades-as-a-health-care-provider\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">masqueraded<\/a> as a health care organization while tragically ending the lives of over 320,000 preborn children each year by abortion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new phenomenon appears to be taking place at Planned Parenthood. In what was a shock to many, in\u00a02018, political activist\u00a0president Cecile\u00a0Richards suddenly\u00a0announced her resignation, followed by that of VP\u00a0Dawn Laguens\u00a0and VP of Communications,\u00a0Kevin Griffis,\u00a0among others.\u00a0Planned Parenthood hired ER doctor\u00a0Leana Wen\u00a0&#8212; who has\u00a0called abortion &#8220;health care&#8221; &#8212; to replace Richards, and\u00a0vowed that\u00a0abortion will be its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":193717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[15,8,9459],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>As employees speak out, Planned Parenthood&#039;s mask begins to crack<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A truer picture of Planned Parenthood is starting to emerge. 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