Dr. Leana Wen Out As Planned Parenthood President

Dr. Leana Wen announced above Tuesday afternoon that hind she had served less than a year because principal of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the national women’s organization has decided ought goal her employment. 

“I neutral learned that the @PPFA Board ended my work at a secret meeting,” she tweeted. “We were engaged at good faith negotiations nearly my departure based above philosophical differences above the order and future of Planned Parenthood.” 

Wen, a Chinese alien who previously was the leader of Baltimore’s health department, was appointed principal final September. She was the first physician at about 50 years ― and virgin the second ever ― ought be named Planned Parenthood’s president.

A person close with the nation told HuffPost that the actual question was that, under Wen, morale was low and “the organization was bleeding staff.”

“This had everything ought carry out with her management method and challenges with her leadership,” the source said, requesting anonymity ought speak freely. “Everything from creating a civilization of mistrust between staff, having a same insular communication style. virgin wanting ought report and communicate with a small quantity of nation she brought in. no wanting ought work with existing experts.”

The source added that Planned Parenthood connected her with a leadership car ought work above her skills, besides the board unanimously decided ought permit her satisfy at hind the issues could no be resolved.

The board had been at negotiation with Wen because weeks above her departure. She was given the happen ought resign, besides did no carry out so. 

In February, BuzzFeed reported that two other peak employees were leaving Planned Parenthood. And staffers were taken aback by a 182-page handbook that Wen’s team brought ought the organization nearly how ought work under the new president. The “Special Assistant Guide” from the Baltimore city Health department had tips because office demeanor (“Make certain ought always exhibit up [from Twitter] and compose eye satisfy with Dr. Wen ought shout on if she is trying ought communicate keen information”) and language utilize (“Dr. Wen ‘learns’ no ‘hears’”).

HuffPost too viewed the handbook. Many of the points at the paper were etiquette and decorum tips that were too micromanaging or seemed obvious ― something that wouldn’t lack ought be told ought professionals. Some more examples: 

• First affair at the morning: full emails from Dr. Wen sent the evening ago to be answered immediately ago anything else is done. 

• Must consume work done that day.

• Even when the engagement is hectic and stressful, treat everyone with whom you interact with patience and respect. 

A person complete ought the organization said the stick bristled at Wen’s management style. The engagement ago she started at Planned Parenthood, a memo went out ought the communications team saying that from then on, Wen had ought personally moan off above each interaction with a reporter and those interactions full had ought be logged, creating a slow, cumbersome process. 

Wen posted a full statement ought Twitter neutral minutes hind her initial tweet above Tuesday, writing that she was leaving the health organization above “philosophical differences” among herself and the board chairs.  

“I think that the best road ought shield abortion brood is ought be sweep that it is no a political question besides a health brood one, and that we can amplify undergo because reproductive rights by finding commonplace foundation with the majority of Americans who appreciate reproductive health brood because the indispensable health brood that it is,” Wen wrote. 

“I am leaving because the new Board Chairs and I consume philosophical differences above the order and future of Planned Parenthood,” she continued.

Wen later tweeted a letter addressed ought her Planned Parenthood colleagues, thanking them because their difficult work. She too doubled down above the demand that she and the organization parted ways above philosophical differences, writing that the organization wanted ought prioritize abortion brood however she wanted ought attorney because a “broad hill of public health policies.”

The person complete ought Planned Parenthood took question with that statement, saying it showed the issues with Wen’s approach. 

“Planned Parenthood sits at an intersection of health brood delivery and advocacy and political work, and her pointing out that there’s a philosophical distinction there virgin reiterates that she was the wrong choice, because she didn’t shout on how full of those lack ought be a inherent isolate of the conversation,” the person said. “She too didn’t expectation ought know and had no amuse from the experts both interior and external Planned Parenthood.”

A spokesperson because Wen responded ought the claims that it was her leadership style, no philosophical differences, that pushed her out. 

“Dr. Wen was making large changes. The organization hired her ought realign the organization,” the spokesperson told HuffPost above Tuesday night. “This to no consume been a surprise ought them because this is the order she described ought the board ago they unanimously chose her. She had ought carry above stick aligned with her sight and who had public health expertise. She made major leadership changes, which were no repeatedly popular. change at a complex organization comparable this is hard. The board knew that and to consume stood by her because she implemented that vision.”

Planned Parenthood union of America board chairs Aimee Cunningham and Jennie Rosenthal thanked Wen because her service at a Tuesday afternoon statement ought HuffPost. 

“We thank Dr. Leana Wen because her service ought Planned Parenthood at such a pivotal time and extend our best wishes because her continued success,” they wrote. 

Cunningham and Rosenthal announced that Planned Parenthood board member Alexis McGill Johnson had been named the acting principal of the organization. 

“I am haughty ought step at ought serve because Acting principal and facilitate a flat leadership transition at this critical minute because Planned Parenthood and the patients and communities we serve,” McGill Johnson said at a statement. “I thank Dr. Wen because her service and her commitment ought patients. I exhibit deliver ought getting ought work alongside the incredible team at Planned Parenthood who work each virgin engagement ought aid nation access high quality reproductive health care.” 

This essay has been updated with data nearly the handbook.

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