“We know what happens when people are prevented from going to their provider of choice. They delay care, or they simply go without, and we’ve seen what happens right here in Texas. When politicians forced health centers to close, more than 30,000 women went without access to healthcare.”
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In this 2012 file photo, Dr. Leana Wen stood in the emergency department at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, during her medical residency. In 2018, she became president of Planned Parenthood.
From KERA:
Dr. Leana Wen is no stranger to working under pressure. As an emergency physician, she was charged with making life-or-death decisions about her patients’ health. Now, as president of Planned Parenthood, she’s at the helm of one of the nation’s most polarizing healthcare and advocacy groups.
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