{"id":2294051,"date":"2024-07-13T13:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T17:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-ruth-westheimer-dies-at-96-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-13T13:21:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T17:21:13","slug":"dr-ruth-westheimer-dies-at-96-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-ruth-westheimer-dies-at-96-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Ruth Westheimer dies at 96 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdr-ruth-westheimer-dies-at-96-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2294051&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-candidate-had-social-worker-license-revoked-for-violating-louisiana-regulations\/\" title=\"Dem Candidate Had Social Worker License Revoked for Violating Louisiana Regulations\">sex therapist<\/a> \u200bDr. Ruth Westheimer \u2063has passed away at the age of 96. She was known \u2062for advocating open \u200bdialogue \u2063about sex and breaking\u200d taboos surrounding the topic. Dr. Westheimer&#8217;s presence encouraged discussions on safe \u200bsex practices\u200b and she advocated for condom use. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-responds-to-civil-war-controversy-of-course-the-civil-war-was-about-slavery\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley affirms: Civil War was indeed about slavery\">radio\u200c program<\/a>, &#8220;Sexually \u200dSpeaking,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-republicans-launch-stop-stacey-effort-ahead-of-possible-abrams-2022-announcement\/\" title=\"GA Republicans Launch \u2018Stop Stacey\u2019 Effort Ahead Of Possible Abrams 2022 Announcement\">gained national attention<\/a> in the 1980s, and \u200cshe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-rep-matt-gaetz-says-doj-investigating-him-for-sexual-misconduct\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Rep. Matt Gaetz Says DOJ Investigating Him For Sexual Misconduct\">made frequent appearances<\/a> on various television shows. She also became an ally of the gay community during the AIDS\u2063 pandemic and defended abortion rights. Dr. Westheimer&#8217;s early life included surviving the\u2063 Holocaust and later\u200d fighting for Jewish statehood. Her legacy as a pioneering sex therapist\u200d continues \u200cto impact conversations about sexuality today.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Famous sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer dies at 96<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/arosciglione\/\">Annabella Rosciglione<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-13T12:57:20-04:00\">July 13, 2024 12:57 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1689709\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Dr. Ruth Westheimer has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>died<\/a> at age 96. Westheimer rose to fame as a <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sex-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sex<\/a> therapist who urged the public to break from taboos and talk openly about sex. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was restful when she passed away. Her son and daughter were with her and holding her hand at that moment. It was as peacefully as she could possibly go. She was 96,\u201d Pierre Lehu, who co-authored books with Westheimer, said to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/dr-ruth-westheimer-dead-at-96-7555984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>People Magazine<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s amazing, there was stuff still going on in her life [she has a book coming out this fall with Allison Gilbert] and someone wants to make a biopic about her,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>While Westheimer never spoke in favor of risky sexual practices, her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/07\/13\/nx-s1-5038571\/dr-ruth-westheimer-who-encouraged-america-to-talk-about-sex-dies-at-96\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>presence encouraged<\/a> open dialogue on the topic. She advocated condom use.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still hold old-fashioned values and I\u2019m a bit of a square,\u201d she told students at Michigan City High School in 2002. \u201cSex is a private art and a private matter. But still, it is a subject we must talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her local radio program, <em>Sexually Speaking<\/em>, rose to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-tech-censorship-left-wing-violence-in-national-spotlight\/\" title=\"Big Tech censorship, left-wing violence in national spotlight\">national spotlight<\/a> in the early 1980s where she presented a nonjudgmental, sometimes humorous approach to her guests and show. Throughout her career, she frequently made appearances on <em>The Howard Stern Radio Show<\/em>, <em>Nightline<\/em>, T<em>he Tonight Show<\/em>, <em>The Ellen DeGeneres Show<\/em>, <em>The Dr. Oz Show<\/em>, and <em>Late Night with David Letterman<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>During the 1980s AIDS pandemic, she rose as an ally of the gay community, who were targeted at the time. She also defended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a> rights.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Westheimer was born to an Orthodox Jewish family in Germany. She survived the Holocaust while staying at a Swiss orphanage where her parents sent her before they were sent to concentration camps and killed. <\/p>\n<p>Following the war, she went to Palestine where she joined the Haganah paramilitary group fighting for Jewish statehood that would later become Israel. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was left with a feeling that because I was not killed by the Nazis \u2014 because I survived \u2014 I had an obligation to make a dent in the world,\u201d Dr. Westheimer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/obituaries\/2024\/07\/13\/dr-ruth-westheimer-sex-dead\/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=newsletter&#038;wpisrc=nl_most&#038;carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F3e4fb02%2F66929f4eb22adc07c8f8ba9b%2F65e1e55072d27e0cb55c70c8%2F12%2F47%2F66929f4eb22adc07c8f8ba9b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In June 2023, when speaking with <em>People Magazine <\/em>about what surprised her the most in life, she said her fame and family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat I became famous,\u201d She said, celebrating her 95th birthday. \u201cThat I have a wonderful daughter, son-in-law, a wonderful son and daughter-in-law and four wonderful grandchildren.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1689709\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1689709\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer has passed away at the age of 96. She was known for advocating open discussions about sex and promoting safe practices like condom use. Despite her old-fashioned values, she believed that sex was a topic that needed to be openly addressed. Dr. Westheimer&#8217;s radio program, Sexually Speaking, gained national attention in the 1980s, and she made frequent appearances on various television shows. She also supported the LGBTQ community during the AIDS pandemic and defended abortion rights. Born in Germany to an Orthodox Jewish family, she survived the Holocaust and later moved to Palestine before settling in the United States. Dr. Westheimer leaves behind a legacy of breaking taboos and promoting healthy conversations about sexuality<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2294052,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ruth-Westheimer-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34917,7475,34915,34916],"class_list":["post-2294051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-34917","tag-dies","tag-dr-ruth","tag-westheimer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Ruth-Westheimer-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2294051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2294052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2294051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2294051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2294051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}