Planned Parenthood President Ousted After 8 Months: Report

After only eight months at the helm, Liana Wen was forced out of her job as president of Planned Parenthood Tuesday. The group's board held an emergency session and approved Wen's immediate departure after infighting over the direction of the organization, reports The Washington Post.

The Post reports that Wen had fundamental disagreements with Aimee Cunningham, the new board chair, with Wen maintaining the position that the group should "refocus the organization’s mission and image as a health provider offering a wide array of services, including abortions," while others wanted to place the commitment to abortion rights in the forefront of the organization's mission, particularly in light of a Trump rule that went into effect Monday that prevents federally funded family planning clinics from providing referrals for abortions.