The news of her death was discouraging to the point of despair. And yet, upon further reflection, I realized quickly that Cecile’s life should guide us.

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

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.

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.

It turned out there was a good reason. FBI Director James Comey had just sent his infamous letter to Congress reopening the official investigation into Hillary’s emails, throwing the election into turmoil in the home stretch. Hillary and her top advisers were huddling on the plane, trying to figure out how to weather this one last blow.

Cecile Richards, longtime head of Planned Parenthood and advocate for Democratic values, died Monday at age 67. Richards followed in the footsteps of her mother, former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, as a champion of abortion rights.

Cecile Richards, an abortion rights activist who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by former President Joe Biden in November, has died.

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

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.

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

She oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.