Two months before her death, Richards was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-President Joe Biden.

What her famous mother did as Texas governor, Cecile carried on by standing up a range of progressive and pro-choice organizations.

Former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is dead at 67. The human rights activist battled brain cancer since 2023.

Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was 67.

The activist modernized Planned Parenthood and transformed the organization into a formidable political player.

Cecile Richards devoted her life to political activism in the fight for equal rights, most notably the rights of women to reproductive health.

Richards, the daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, spoke at the Democratic National Convention last year.

Despite a brain cancer diagnosis and political setbacks, the Texas native is investing in a new strategy: abortion storytelling for the TikTok age.

Cecile Richards, a women’s rights crusader who served as president of Planned Parenthood as the nation approached a critical inflection point over reproductive freedom, has died, her family said Monday in a statement.

"Our hearts are broken today but no words can do justice to the joy she brought to our lives," her family said in a post on social media.

“Cecile fearlessly led us forward to be the America we say we are. Carrying her mom’s torch for justice, she championed some of our Nation’s most important civil rights causes,” he wrote in a statement. Richards is the daughter of Ann ...

"When I'm tempted to feel that way, I think about Cecile, and I know a lot of people do." Richards herself drew inspiration from the legacy of her mother, the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards, who was known for her sharp wit and down-to-earth demeanor.