Biden tells Planned Parenthood of Delaware he's 'appalled' by Roe's reversal

Planned Parenthood of Delaware honored former President Joe Biden at a gala last week, where he told attendees this is "no time to give up" in the effort to advance abortion.

Key Takeaways:

Former President Joe Biden received the Sonia Schorr Sloan service award during a Planned Parenthood of Delaware gala event on September 24.
In remarks to the crowd, he lamented the overturning of Roe v. Wade, calling the current status of abortion in America "dark days."
His wife, former first lady Jill Biden, also spoke, referring to abortion as "health care" and a personal choice.
Despite his Catholic faith, Biden was a radical abortion supporter during his tenure as president.

The Details:

Biden received the 2026 Sonia Schorr Sloan Service Award during the 22nd annual Planned Parenthood of Delaware Chocolate and Champagne Gala on September 24. Sloan was a longtime Democratic activist, as well as president of Planned Parenthood of Delaware from 1980 to 1984. She also served on its board of directors until she died in 2019.

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In his remarks to attendees, Biden said he was “outraged and appalled” when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, referring to it as a "crisis."

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"While there are indeed dark days, let's remember. We are one of the only countries in the world that time and again has come out of every crisis we face stronger than we went into that crisis every single time," Biden said.

Former first lady Jill Biden also spoke, praising her husband as someone “who stood with Planned Parenthood and millions of Americans in defending the fundamental right of women to make their own decisions about their own bodies and their own futures.”

“When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, I watched Joe confront the reality that our granddaughters would grow up with fewer rights than the generation before them,” she said. “But he was not willing to accept that. As president, he used the power of his office to defend access to reproductive health care.”

Zoom In:

During his time as president, Biden was considered an extremely pro-abortion president.

Despite repeatedly touting his Catholic faith, he removed restrictions on abortion pill distribution, funneled millions to pro-abortion entities, enacted policies which allowed abortions through the Department of Veterans Affairs, targeted pro-life activists, and much more.

Abortion was often featured as one of his top campaign priorities. After Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, he signed an executive order in an effort to further protect abortion.

The Bottom Line:

Though abortion supporters regularly claim that abortion is health care and a personal decision, it is really the direct and intentional homicide of an innocent human being. There is never a "right" to kill an innocent child.

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