Biden awards Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News

November 20, 2024, 6:29 PM


President Joe Biden on Wednesday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards at a private ceremony, the White House said.

Richards, the daughter of the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards, left the reproductive health care organization in 2018 after leading it for 12 years.

Earlier this year, Richards revealed she was battling glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer – the same that killed Biden’s son Beau.

Biden posted on X that it was his "honor" to award Cecile Richards the Medal of Freedom, and shared a photo of him, first lady Jill Biden, Richards and Richards's husband, Kirk Adams.


President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, pictured here with Kirk Adams and First Lady Jill Biden, in a photo posted to his X account, Nov. 20, 2024.
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Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-awards-medal-freedom-former-planned-parenthood-president/story?id=116067740

[niyad]

1. Thank you, President Biden! And thank you, Cecile!

[BOSSHOG]

2. Well Deserved.

[Deuxcents]

5. Yes, well deserved

[2naSalit]

13. One of our...

Great warriors in the war on women.

[BOSSHOG]

15. She fought the good fight for the right reason

To aid humanity. I’m an old white guy who knows our key to survival is to value our women, not denigrate them. Too many dumbass men in this country.

[Drum]

3. I think the world of Cecile Richards, and the same goes for her mom Ann.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecile_Richards

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Richards

[electric_blue68]

14. Oh, 🧡 Ann Richard's daughter!

[Irish_Dem]

4. I am so happy to see this. Well deserved medal for Cecile.

Her mother, Ann Richards, is looking down from heaven with joy and pride.

[Irish_Dem]

6. PS. Jill Biden looks perfect. Her outfit is fabulous.

Tailored to perfection, cut and color wonderful.

[lastlib]

11. (So good to have a First Lady who dresses well.......)

Thank you, Dr. Biden, for the grace and class you have shown for all these years. Your predecessor/successor should have as much.

[Biophilic]

7. Good for them, both President Biden and Cecil Richard's.

We need more reminders of the really extraordinary people in our world. That picture has 4 of them.

[Figarosmom]

8. Good. Nt

[iluvtennis]

9. Awesome news! n/t

[sheshe2]

10. Long overdue and well deserved.

This is wonderful news...an acknowledgement that is most welcome today.
💙💙💙

[LoisB]

12. She definitely deserves this honor. She does not deserve glioblastoma.

And the Orange Abomination keeps right on ticking. Something is just so unfair here.

[calimary]

16. Boy, am I gonna miss him.

Joe AND Jill, both.

We got lucky there for awhile.