Does Planned Parenthood really need a lobbyist with Obama in the White House?

(The Hill) — The White House is losing another top female aide, with Planned Parenthood announcing Thursday that they had hired Dana Singiser, Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, to serve as the reproductive rights organization’s Vice President for Public Policy and Government Relations.

Singiser had been with the president since his 2008 campaign, and was a key part in the team that shepherded Obama’s health care reform law through Congress.

“Dana Singiser is a highly respected advocate. We’re thrilled to have someone of Dana’s experience and caliber be a part of our team as we focus on expanding access to health care and making the new health care reform law a tangible reality for women across the country,” said Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards in a statement.