Cecile Richards, president, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (Code Conference 2017)
June 25, 2017 14:09
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In this special bonus episode from the 2017 Code Conference, Planned
Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards talks with Recode's
Kara Swisher about how the nonprofit has dealt with controversy and political
opposition under President Trump. Republicans in Washington are attempting to
limit the organization, which Richards says would undermine access to local
health services and cause the rates of STIs and abortions to go up. Planned
Parenthood will continue to exist even if the GOP's health care bill passes,
she says, but it's still fighting to remain a public benefit, with funds for
most of its services being reimbursed by the government. Richards also talks
about how her team uses social media and texting and why she wants to use
drones to air-drop birth control. Read more
Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards talks with Recode's
Kara Swisher about how the nonprofit has dealt with controversy and political
opposition under President Trump. Republicans in Washington are attempting to
limit the organization, which Richards says would undermine access to local
health services and cause the rates of STIs and abortions to go up. Planned
Parenthood will continue to exist even if the GOP's health care bill passes,
she says, but it's still fighting to remain a public benefit, with funds for
most of its services being reimbursed by the government. Richards also talks
about how her team uses social media and texting and why she wants to use
drones to air-drop birth control. Read more
In this special bonus episode from the 2017 Code Conference, Planned
Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards talks with Recode's
Kara Swisher about how the nonprofit has dealt with controversy and political
opposition under President Trump. Republicans in Washington are attempting to
limit the organization, which Richards says would undermine access to local
health services and cause the rates of STIs and abortions to go up. Planned
Parenthood will continue to exist even if the GOP's health care bill passes,
she says, but it's still fighting to remain a public benefit, with funds for
most of its services being reimbursed by the government. Richards also talks
about how her team uses social media and texting and why she wants to use
drones to air-drop birth control.
Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards talks with Recode's
Kara Swisher about how the nonprofit has dealt with controversy and political
opposition under President Trump. Republicans in Washington are attempting to
limit the organization, which Richards says would undermine access to local
health services and cause the rates of STIs and abortions to go up. Planned
Parenthood will continue to exist even if the GOP's health care bill passes,
she says, but it's still fighting to remain a public benefit, with funds for
most of its services being reimbursed by the government. Richards also talks
about how her team uses social media and texting and why she wants to use
drones to air-drop birth control.
