Biden to award Presidential Citizens Medal to abortion and gay marriage activistsPresident Joe Biden will award a pro-abortion activist and two same-sex marriage proponents with the Presidential Citizens Medal — one of the highest civilian awards an American can receive.
The medal is awarded to Americans who “have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens,” according to a Thursday, Jan. 2, news release from the White House. The pro-abortion and same-sex marriage activists were three of 20 people to receive the honor at a White House ceremony on Thursday.
“President Biden believes these Americans are bonded by their common decency and commitment to serving others,” the White House news release stated. “The country is better because of their dedication and sacrifice.”
Biden, the nation’s second Catholic president, has long been at odds with Church teachings about the sanctity of human life and human sexuality. Earlier this year, Biden awarded former Planned Parenthood leader Cecile Richards with the highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom.
The longtime feminist activist Eleanor Smeal, who is the president of the Feminist Majority Foundation and former president of the National Organization for Women (NOW), was one of Thursday’s Presidential Citizens Medal recipients. ..............
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