Incoming Planned Parenthood Global Executive Director Says Organization Should Be Outspoken About Mexico City Policy In Devex Interview

Devex: Planned Parenthood Global must be ‘critical voice of dissent’ to Trump, new director says
“Planned Parenthood Global, the international arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, announced on Wednesday that Monica Kerrigan, an expert in family planning and sexual reproductive health, will become the organization’s new executive director at the end of October. … In an interview with Devex, Kerrigan said this is a key time for the organization to be an outspoken voice in opposition of the Trump administration’s expansion of the ‘global gag rule,’ known also as the Mexico City policy…” (Jerving, 10/9).

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