Law Courts

Six former employees of Planned Parenthood Southeast, which operates in Georgia, have sued the organization alleging wrongful termination after raising concerns that the new CEO sought to deemphasize abortion and distance the affiliate from its pro-abortion mission. The lawsuit claims the CEO aimed to rebrand PPSE’s mission to focus less on abortion, a key priority especially relevant as the Georgia legislature debated abortion criminalization measures.

Six former employees of Planned Parenthood Southeast, including the former Georgia state director Kaylah Oates-Marable, have filed a federal lawsuit claiming they were wrongfully fired for opposing leadership decisions to reduce focus on abortion rights and LGBTQ issues. Planned Parenthood Southeast, which serves Georgia among other states, is under investigation following these allegations, and its CEO resigned after the board announced action on troubling leadership concerns.

Six former Planned Parenthood Southeast employees, including the organization's former Georgia state director Kaylah Oates-Marable, are suing Planned Parenthood Southeast and its parent organization for unlawful termination in retaliation for raising concerns about leadership hostility and bias. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Atlanta, alleges violations of the Civil Rights Act and is the third job discrimination suit against Planned Parenthood Southeast in recent weeks.