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Article: Wattleton, Alyce Faye
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WATTLETON, ALYCE FAYE
From 1978 to 1992, Alyce Faye Wattleton held the stage as an articulate defender of reproductive rights for U.S. women. As president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Wattleton was a national spokesperson for reproductive freedom and a lightning rod in the highly charged debate over abortion. Wattle-ton was the first woman and the first African American to head Planned Parenthood, the oldest voluntary family planning organization in the United States. During her 14-year tenure, she took an unequivocal stand on abortion rights and fought for improved reproductive health care for women with low incomes. Wattleton was known for her tremendous poise ...
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Article: Planned Parenthood President Faye Wattleton ...
PR Newswire;
October 23, 1989 ;
628 words
...PLANNED PARENTHOOD PRESIDENT FAYE WATTLETON ISSUES STATEMENT ON BUSH VETO NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire ... a statement issued today by Faye Wattleton, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America: President's Bush's decision to ...
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