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

She oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.

Cecile Richards, a women’s rights crusader who served as president of Planned Parenthood as the nation approached a critical ...

Cecile Richards, one of the leading figures in America to champion women's reproductive rights passed away at the age of 67 from glioblastoma, an aggressive and quickly-progressing form of brain cance ...

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

Cecile Richards, a longtime reproductive rights and feminist activist and former president of Planned Parenthood, has died, ...

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

Richards was born in Waco, Texas, in 1957 to David and Ann Richards, the latter of whom served as the governor of Texas from ...

and described her as "a leader of utmost character" who followed in the footsteps of her mother, former Texas Gov. Ann ...

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American activist and former President of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, died on Monday, January 20, 2025, at the age of 67. Cecile was battling with brain cancer, which she was diagnosed ...