Biden Receives Pro-Abortion Award as U.S. Bishops Work to Oppose Referendums in Four States That Support the Killing of Babies

Former President Joe Biden received the Sonia Schorr Sloan Service Award during the 22nd annual Chocolate and Champagne Gala hosted by Planned Parenthood of Delaware in Claymont on September 24. His wife, former first lady Jill Biden, presented the award.

In his acceptance speech, Biden defended his efforts to maintain abortion access following the Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. He specifically mentioned issuing an executive order to protect reproductive health care and assist women seeking abortions in states where the procedure is legal. Biden also spoke of his friendship with the award's namesake, Sonia Schorr Sloan, who led the Delaware branch of Planned Parenthood from 1980 to 1984 and served as board chair until her death in 2019.