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

Richards was a major force in Texas and national politics. Like her mother, former governor Ann Richards, Cecile spent most of her life rallying for progressive causes. Richards was a labor organizer, a staffer to Representative Nancy Pelosi, and then president of Planned Parenthood from 2006 to 2018.

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

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

Richards served as the head of Planned Parenthood for 12 years before stepping down in 2018. Richards is the daughter of late Texas Gov. Ann Richards (D) and is remembered as a tireless civil rights advocate.

Amid news of her death, learn about the life and health issues of former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards.

What her famous mother did as Texas governor, Cecile carried on by standing up a range of progressive and pro-choice organizations.

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 67.

On the eve of Donald Trump's second presidency, longtime women's rights activist Cecile Richards passed away after a fight with brain cancer. Richards was the daughter of with former Texas governor Ann Richards,

Richards was a Waco native and the daughter of the late Gov. Ann Richards. She was also Beto O'Rourke's national finance chair during his run for governor.

former Texas Gov. 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 ...