Reproductive freedom is critical to a whole range of issues. If we can’t take charge of this most personal aspect of our lives, we can’t take care of anything. It should not be seen as a privilege or as a benefit, but a fundamental human right.

By the time Faye Wattleton left the organization it had more than 170 affiliates in 49 states and Washington D. Currently Faye Wattleton is the managing director at an international consulting firm. She has received 13 honorary doctoral degrees.

Louis Missouri in 1943 the only child of a construction worker father and a mother who was a seamstress and a Church of God minister. She also led Planned Parenthood's growth as a health-care provider. Wattleton and her husband divorced when their daughter was 6 years old.