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Former Planned Parenthood Head: I Was Told That Writing About My Miscarriage ‘Stigmatized Abortion’

Emily Zanotti
Former Planned Parenthood Head: I Was Told That Writing About My Miscarriage ‘Stigmatized Abortion’
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The former head of Planned Parenthood, Dr. Leana Wen, says in her forthcoming autobiography that individuals “aligned with” the abortion conglomerate objected to an op-ed she wrote about suffering a miscarriage because it “stigmatized abortion” to speak of the deep emotional impact women suffer after losing an unborn child.

Wen makes a number of shocking claims in her forthcoming book, “Lifelines: A Doctor’s Journey in the Fight for Public Health,” but chief among them is a story about her departure from the “women’s health chain,” which she says came about because she wanted to focus on providing women’s health care while Planned Parenthood’s board wanted her to serve as an advocate for abortion.

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