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 ...

This story has been updated with new information. Cecile Richards, daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards and a national champion for abortion rights, died Monday surrounded by her family ...

A lifelong advocate for women's rights, Texas-born Richards will be remembered as one of the United States' most influential defenders of abortion access in recent decades.

On Monday, Cecile Richards’ family shared that the icon of the reproductive rights movement had passed away after being diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer ...

Ten days before the 2016 election, I was standing in a cinderblock room in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with Cecile Richards and other leaders of prominent women’s groups, all of us out to make the case for ...

Abortion rights advocates and lawmakers will meet in Austin this weekend to strategize how to amplify personal stories of ...

Richards, the eldest daughter of Gov. Ann Richards, forged her own path as a tireless advocate for women across Texas and the United States. Audio recording is automated for accessibility.

On Monday, January 20, 2025, the family of Cecile Richards—president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America from 2006 to 2018—announced that she had died. Richards, who was diagnosed ...

Cecile Richards, a feminist activist and former president of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling cancer, her family said. Richards was 67. "This morning our beloved Cecile passed away ...

CONCORD, N.H. — Cecile Richards, a national leader for abortion access and women's rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was 67. Richards died Monday at home ...