Months ago Planned Parenthood promoted a new president, Dr. Leana Wen. She is the first physician in 50 years to lead the organization. Before joining Planned Parenthood in 2018, she was the Baltimore City Health Commissioner, where she started many programs such as Vision for Baltimore which provides kids with free glasses. She also leads lawsuits against the Trump administration which restored the funding to Baltimore's teen pregnancy prevention program.

In an interview with The Daily Beast, Dr. Wen said, "This is the time to fight with everything we have, because women's lives are at stake, and we have to emphasize that reproductive health care is a fundamental human right." Since becoming president, Dr. Wen has made it clear that she wants to offer a variety of healthcare opportunities such as mental health and drug addiction counseling. Dr. Wen has also made it clear that Planned Parenthood's number one priority, is providing safe abortions. This has caused a big stir in the media recently because most leaders of Planned Parenthood try and downplay their abortion services and instead focus on some of their other services.

After being attacked for these statements, Dr. Wen stated that "There is no question we are in a state of emergency for women's health." When a society "treats one type of healthcare differently than everyone else, that's when we get to where we are, which is the biggest healthcare crisis of our time."

It will be interesting to see the progress Planned Parenthood makes in the future. With the Trump administration still running the show, it's going to take some hard work. If you feel passionate about women's healthcare, try volunteering at your local Planned Parenthood or women's shelter. "Be the change you want to see in the world." -Gandhi