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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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 ...

“Cecile fearlessly led us forward to be the America we say we are. Carrying her mom’s torch for justice, she championed some ...

"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 ...