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

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

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

Richards was a Waco native and the daughter of the late Gov. Ann Richards. She was also Beto O'Rourke's national finance ...

Richards, the eldest daughter of Gov. Ann Richards, forged her own path as a tireless advocate for women across Texas and the United States. Audio recording is automated for accessibility.

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

A stalwart gone too soon, Cecile Richards died on January 20 after a battle with brain cancer. Her leadership shaped the ...

former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, also a political activist. "Cecile fearlessly led us forward to be the America we say we are, ...

Texas native Cecile Richards was the daughter of former Texas governor Ann Richards and lawyer David Richards. She was a graduate of the prestigious Brown University and as a teen, she laid down ...

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

It turned out there was a good reason. FBI Director James Comey had just sent his infamous letter to Congress reopening the ...

Former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is dead at 67. The human rights activist battled brain cancer since 2023.