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

August 23, 2019 / 2:12 pm

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.

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.

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Paige Browning
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Paige hosts midday newscasts and monitors news of significance to the Puget Sound region. She hopped over Washington’s mountains to join KUOW, after hosting news and reporting at Spokane Public Radio since 2011. She began her start in radio while a journalism student at University of Montana, by sharing stories with KUFM. Paige was raised in the mountains and rivers around Spokane. In her spare time she cheers on the Mariners in the summer, and hopes for snow in the winter.
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Andy Hurst
Senior Producer, Seattle Now

Andy Hurst is a senior producer for Seattle Now, KUOW's daily news podcast. He produces in-depth interviews for the show, in addition to Seattle Now's evening episode, which highlights the top stories of the day from the KUOW newsroom. Andy has produced interviews on a wide array of topics, and he’s especially drawn to stories about public health, science, and arts & culture.
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