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Trump abortion policy will cause public health crisis, Seattle Planned Parenthood leader says

caption: FILE - In this, Feb. 25, 2019, file photo, Dr. Erin Berry, Washington State Medical Director for Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands, holds a folder as she listens at a news conference announcing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's Title X "gag rule" in Seattle.
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FILE - In this, Feb. 25, 2019, file photo, Dr. Erin Berry, Washington State Medical Director for Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands, holds a folder as she listens at a news conference announcing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's Title X "gag rule" in Seattle.
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Paige Browning talks with Chris Charbonneau, CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest, about the Trump Administration's new rules for Title X.

On Monday, Planned Parenthood opted out of the federal Title X program, rather than comply with a Trump Administration policy that prevents recipients from performing abortions or referring patients to other abortion providers.

Governor Jay Inslee has vowed to continue funding Planned Parenthood and other programs that provide reproductive health care in Washington state.

Listen to the interview by clicking the play button above.

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