The allegations: Wen, who has been in this position for less than a year, said in a 1400-word letter that Planned Parenthood had withheld her health insurance and severance pay as "ransom" in order to force her to sign a confidentiality agreement, according to the Times.
- She claims that it is deeply hypocritical that Planned Parenthood, "is trying to impose a gag order on its former president / CEO while fighting the Trump administration's gag rule on title providers. X ", according to the NYT.
What they say: Melanie Newman, vice president of communications at Planned Parenthood, told The Times: "Dr. Wen's recent claims are regrettable, sad and simply wrong."
"The lawyers representing the board of directors have made every effort in good faith to part with Dr. Wen amicably and are disappointed that they have not reached an appropriate resolution regarding their original package."
- Wen expressed his disappointment at the report of the Times' letter in a Twitter post, as she doubled on her gag order claim.
The big picture: Planned Parenthood has left the federal family planning program known as X to avoid complying with Trump's "gag rule", which prohibits groups offering abortions or abortion recommendations to receive federal funding.
- In August, family planning clinics in the North West and Midwest were struggling to stay afloat financially after being removed from the program.
