The former Planned Parenthood president and lifelong champion of women’s rights passed away Monday from brain cancer.

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

Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was 67. According to a family statement, Richards died Monday at

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

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.

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

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Cecile Richards, who helmed Planned Parenthood for 12 years, died on January 20. Learn about her cause of death and more info below.

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