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

Fellow movement leaders remember Richards for her humor, passion, and grit. In her final interview from November, Richards instructed everyone to order abortion pills and said she believes, “We can get back to a better place.

As we mourn the loss of activist, organizer, and former president of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, I offer words of wisdom she shared with me in our interviews over the years.

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

From former President Barack Obama to pro-life leaders like Lila Rose, activists on both sides of the abortion debate have reacted to the death of Cecile Richards, with many offering prayers for the

Cecile Richards, a prominent advocate for abortion rights who served as president of Planned Parenthood for more than a decade, died on Monday. She was 67. Richards was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a terminal brain cancer, in 2023. She died at home, "surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie," Richards’ family said in a statement.

Cecile Richards died Monday after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, her family said in a statement.

She was a fierce advocate for reproductive rights and a powerful voice in the ongoing fight for safe and legal abortion access

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell remembers the legacy of Cecile Richards, longtime president of Planned Parenthood and frequent guest of The Last Word who dedicated her life to fighting to protect women’s rights.

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, 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,