Controversial anti-choice Trump appointee to Health and Human Services escorted from the building...

Controversial anti-choice Trump appointee to Health and Human Services escorted from the building: report

SARAH K. BURRIS
12 JAN 2018 AT 22:14 ET

Teresa Manning, the anti-choice activist President Donald Trump appointed to handle Title X federal family planning program, was reportedly escorted from the building this afternoon. According to Politico reporter Dan Dimond, Manning served for a mere nine months.

“HHS is very grateful for her service,” HHS spokesperson told Politico. “Her departure after resignation was not unusual in any way.”

The Washington Post verified that she “abruptly resigned” Friday.

Manning was criticized by women’s groups for once saying that “contraception doesn’t work.” They warned that her anti-science pro-religion agenda would significantly impact national policy. She’s previously worked for the far-right groups Family Research Council and National Right to Life.

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Antiabortion activist abruptly steps down as head of HHS's family planning division

By Juliet Eilperin and Paige Winfield Cunningham January 12 at 8:31 PM

Teresa Manning — an antiabortion activist in charge of the Health and Human Services Department’s family planning programs — resigned her post Friday, according to a department spokeswoman.

Manning, who serves as deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Population Affairs, has devoted much of her career to fighting abortion and has publicly questioned the efficacy of several popular contraception methods. Her job includes overseeing the Title X program, which provides family-planning funding for poor Americans or those without health insurance.

In an email Friday evening, HHS spokeswoman Caitlin Oakley confirmed Manning’s resignation but did not provide a reason for her abrupt departure.

“HHS would like to thank her for her service to this Administration and the American people,” Oakley said.

It does not appear that Manning’s resignation represents a major ideological shift in the department, since Valerie Huber, a prominent abstinence education advocate, has been named acting deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Population Affairs. Huber has served as chief of staff in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health since June.

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