She oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.
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 in New York “surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog,
A former Planned Parenthood president and staunch women's rights advocate Cecile Richards has died at the age of 67.
"We’ve been investing in young people for the last 12 years, and now it’s really important that we make space for them to lead.”
Activist and former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards dies at 67. A cause of death was not immediately given, but it was previously reported that she was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2023.
Women's rights activist and former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, 67, died at her home surrounded by family and her dog Ollie on Monday morning, her family announced.
Cecile Richards died Monday after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, her family said in a statement.
Cecile Richards, a leading figure in the fight for women's reproductive rights and other progressive causes, died on Monday at age 67.
What her famous mother did as Texas governor, Cecile carried on by standing up a range of progressive and pro-choice organizations.
Richards was diagnosed two years ago with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. She died in her home “surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” her family said in a statement, cited by The Associated Press.
Cecile Richards, a longtime reproductive rights and feminist activist and former president of Planned Parenthood, has died, her family announced Monday. She was 67. Richards was diagnosed in 2023 with a glioblastoma, a type of brain tumor.