Regional Planned Parenthood leader resigns from Minnesota Legislature

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : Ruth Richardson, the top regional leader of Planned Parenthood, has resigned her seat in the Minnesota Legislature.
53% : Richardson, a Mendota Heights DFLer elected to the House in 2019, became CEO of Planned Parenthood North Central States last year, a few months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that had guaranteed a national right to abortion for half a century.
51% : The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) rescinded its endorsement of her, saying she had overseen a union busting campaign at Planned Parenthood, the Minnesota Reformer reported in July.
46% : Before taking the CEO job at Planned Parenthood, she was the chief executive at Wayside Recovery Center, a nonprofit based in St. Louis Park that provides mental health and substance abuse support.
32% : Richardson did not comment, but Planned Parenthood issued a statement saying the allegations of union-busting were unfounded.

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