Faye Wattleton
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"Faye Wattleton" is the first African American/African-American and youngest president ever elected to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and is also the first woman since Margaret Sanger to hold the position.

She is best known for her contributions to the family planning and reproductive health, as well as the pro-choice movement.

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My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world.

In my mind, the core issue has always been prevention. My views were shaped by my experiences with women who were managing and coping with unintended pregnancies and unwanted children.

One of the sad commentaries on the way women are viewed in our society is that we have to fit one category. I have never felt that I had to be in one category.

We've consistently seen, since the late 1990s, that more than half of women believe that abortion should be severely restricted or abolished altogether.