This is how pro-lifers responded to the new president of Planned Parenthood


By ACI Prensa

Dr. Leana Wen, former Commissioner of Health of the City of Baltimore (United States), was appointed as the new president of Planned Parenthood, which has generated various reactions in the pro-life movement.

On September 12, the abortion multinational announced the appointment of the successor to Cecile Richards, who has headed Planned Parenthood since 2006.

In a three-minute video published by Planned Parenthood, Wen described his immigrant background: she moved to the United States from China at the age of eight, worked as an emergency room doctor and as a health commissioner in Baltimore.

"Reproductive health care (abortion) is medical care. Women's health care is health care, and health care must be understood as a fundamental human right, "Wen said in the video.

While Wen expressed her enthusiasm, Abby Johnson, a former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic and now a pro-life activist, told CNA - an ACI Group English agency - that she hopes one day to welcome Wen to her ministry to former workers of the ACI. abortion industry.

"Doctors take an oath to 'do no harm' and, when it comes to pregnant women, there are two patients. The doctors understand, even those who practice abortion, "said Johnson.

"We have had seven abortionists who went through our ministry in And Then There Were None: they left their jobs and realized that they could practice that oath elsewhere. I hope that Dr. Leana Wen, the new president of Planned Parenthood, realizes the atrocity of abortion for both mother and baby. We are here when she decides to retire and use his talents to not harm, " she added.

Wen is the first physician to lead Planned Parenthood in five decades. In a statement on Twitter, she said her new position was "an incredible honour and privilege" and that she was "proud to be with millions of supporters (of the organization) as we embark on this next chapter together."

The president and executive director of Americans United for Life's pro-life organization, Catherine Glenn Foster, said in a statement that she believes Wen "puts politics ahead of women's health" and that it has a "abysmal and tragic record" in fighting Baltimore's sexually transmitted diseases.

During Wen's tenure as city health commissioner, Maryland had some of the highest diagnostic rates in the country for diseases such as syphilis and HIV / AIDS, Foster said.

"Without irony, Wen praises even more the 'life-saving work' of the nation's largest abortion network, even though the African-American community in Baltimore has been decimated by abortion," she added.

While at her post in Baltimore, Wen sued the administration of President Donald Trump for cuts to a grant aimed at teen pregnancy prevention programs. The financing was finally restored.

Foster also criticized Wen's attack on conscientious rights, saying that she "refers to the decisions of doctors and nurses to refrain from destroying innocent human lives as 'negative'," and that  “ she became associated with the pro-abortion organization - NARAL - to try to force pregnancy centers to perform abortions. "

Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion provider in the United States. In 2016, the organization made approximately one in three abortions.

While Wen emphasized the "basic health care" offered by Planned Parenthood, in the last decade his number of patients decreased by approximately 700,000, while the number of cancer screenings, distributed contraceptives and prenatal services provided by the organization they also decreased.

Abortions, however, have increased by 10% since 2006, even though Planned Parenthood has fewer patients.

Federal funds received by Planned Parenthood increased by 61% in the last decade. In 2016, Planned Parenthood received more than $ 500 million in federal funds.


Translated and adapted by Diego López Marina. Originally published in CNA.

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