Biden confers Medal of Freedom on former Planned Parenthood leader
November 21, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: President Joe Biden conferred the Medal of Freedom on Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, in a private ceremony at the White House on November 20.
In bestowing the honor, Biden said that Richards “fearlessly leads us forward to be the America we say we are—a nation of freedom.” He extolled her work to “defend and advance women’s reproductive rights and equality.”
Richards, who from 2006 to 2018 led the nation’s leading abortion provider, currently suffers from brain cancer.
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Posted by: grateful1 -
Nov. 23, 2024 1:10 PM ET USA
I was angered & depressed after learning of this award. I have brain cancer, and am saddened to learn that Richards does too. In the blink of an eye, God has used my illness to soften my heart toward her. I will pray for her spiritual, physical, and emotional health--which I should've done regardless, but am ashamed to say I didn't. "All things work together for good for those who love God & are called according to His purposes." Rom 8:28
