{"id":2371674,"date":"2024-11-21T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-offers-presidential-medal-of-freedom-to-former-planned-parenthood-president-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T12:08:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:08:05","slug":"biden-offers-presidential-medal-of-freedom-to-former-planned-parenthood-president-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-offers-presidential-medal-of-freedom-to-former-planned-parenthood-president-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden offers Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood president &#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\">28<\/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%2Fbiden-offers-presidential-medal-of-freedom-to-former-planned-parenthood-president-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=2371674&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>On November 20, \u20622024, President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom \u2064to Cecile Richards, \u2064the former president of Planned Parenthood, at a private ceremony. Biden praised Richards for \u2064her significant contributions\u200b to advancing women&#8217;s reproductive rights and her leadership in promoting healthcare\u200c access for all. In his \u200cremarks, he emphasized her \u200ccourage and inspiring \u200dlegacy, which \u2063includes her efforts in mobilizing Americans to exercise their voting\u200c rights and advocating\u2064 for worker dignity.<\/p>\n<p>Richards,\u200d who led Planned Parenthood for 12 years before departing in 2018, expressed gratitude to Biden and\u200d First Lady Jill Biden for their commitment to \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-bias-101-pro-life-restrictions-vs-pro-abortion-protections\/\" title=\"Media Bias 101: Pro-life \u2018Restrictions\u2019 vs. Pro-Abortion \u2018Protections\u2019\">abortion protections<\/a>. Her recognition comes amidst a national conversation centered on reproductive rights, further fueled by the Supreme Court&#8217;s 2022 ruling in \u200dDobbs\u200c v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-puts-susan-rice-in-charge-of-effort-to-expand-vote-by-mail\/\" title=\"Biden Puts Susan Rice in Charge of Effort to Expand Vote by Mail\">allowed states<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-defeat-bill-to-codify-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"GOP senators defeat bill to codify Roe v. Wade\">regulate abortion access<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With this honor, Richards became the 20th recipient of the\u200c Presidential Medal of \u200cFreedom in 2024, joining a\u2064 notable list of recipients including former\u2064 Vice President Al Gore and climate\u200c envoy John Kerry. In a\u200b post on social media,\u2064 Richards\u200b reiterated her commitment to representing abortion rights and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-blagojevich-the-democrat-political-establishment-very-fearful-of-what-i-know-and-what-i-can-say\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014\u00a0Blagojevich: \u2018The Democrat Political Establishment Very Fearful of What I Know and What I Can Say\u2019\">comprehensive health care<\/a>.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden offers Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood president<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1888227\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> gave former <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/planned-parenthood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Planned Parenthood<\/a> President Cecile Richards the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2991059\/biden-medal-of-freedom-bloomberg-gore-pelosi-kerry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Presidential Medal of Freedom\">Presidential Medal of Freedom<\/a> on Wednesday, citing her work to &ldquo;advance women&rsquo;s reproductive rights.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Richards was the 20th person this year to receive the honors, following former climate envoy John Kerry, former Vice President Al Gore, Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, and Reps. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Jim Clyburn (D-SC), among others. Biden said the experience was his &ldquo;honor&rdquo; on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, I had the honor of awarding Cecile Richards the Presidential Medal of Freedom. With absolute courage, she fearlessly leads us forward to be the America we say we are &ndash; a nation of freedom,&rdquo; Biden posted alongside a photo with Richards. &ldquo;Through her work to lift up the dignity of workers, defend and advance women&rsquo;s reproductive rights and equality, and mobilize Americans to exercise their power to vote, she has carved an inspiring legacy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, I had the honor of awarding Cecile Richards the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<\/p>\n<p>With absolute courage, she fearlessly leads us forward to be the America we say we are &ndash; a nation of freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Through her work to lift up the dignity of workers, defend and advance women&rsquo;s&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IayCTAFK4N\">pic.twitter.com\/IayCTAFK4N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1859360271073956115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Biden entered the White House just before the Supreme Court gave states the right to legislate abortion in its Dobbs v. Jackson Women&rsquo;s Health Organization ruling. The topic became the top talking point when Vice President Kamala Harris ran her presidential campaign and among the Democratic Party as a whole. Richards thanked Biden and his wife, first lady Jill Biden, for having abortion protections on their platform.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Such an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">honor representing abortion rights<\/a> and the need for health care for all,&rdquo; Richards wrote on X. &ldquo;Here&rsquo;s to the work ahead!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Such an honor representing abortion rights and the need for health care for all. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLOTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FLOTUS<\/a>, thank you for all you&rsquo;ve done to support women&rsquo;s health and rights.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s to the work ahead! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vzsjazRe3t\">https:\/\/t.co\/vzsjazRe3t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cecile Richards (@CecileRichards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CecileRichards\/status\/1859375360304923131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harris had the endorsement of Planned Parenthood ahead of her loss in the Nov. 5 election. Richards spoke at the Democratic National Convention in August, during which Harris was named the party&rsquo;s nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood facilitated over 392,000 abortions in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.plannedparenthood.org\/uploads\/filer_public\/ec\/f4\/ecf43d92-fcd2-4d11-b299-e67b5c3ac394\/2024-ppfa-annualreport-c3-digital.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according\">according<\/a> to its latest report. It was an increase of 5% from last year, as the procedure represented over 97% of its pregnancy resolution services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1888227\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1888227\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden awards Medal of Freedom to ex-Planned Parenthood head<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2371675,"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\/11\/Cecile-Richards-Aug-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,37662,45451],"class_list":["post-2371674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-planned-parenthood","tag-presidential-medal-of-freedom"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Cecile-Richards-Aug-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371674","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371674"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371678,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371674\/revisions\/2371678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}