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.

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.

"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.

“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 ...

Ann Richards, also a political activist. "Cecile fearlessly led us forward to be the America we say we are," Mr. Biden said in a statement. "Carrying her mom's torch for justice, she championed some of our Nation's most important civil rights causes.

A former Planned Parenthood president and staunch women's rights advocate Cecile Richards has died at the age of 67.

"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.