Cecile Richards, a women’s rights crusader who served as president of Planned Parenthood as the nation approached a critical ...

Cecile Richards has died. The former president of Planned Parenthood passed away on Jan. 20, less than two years after she was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form or brain cancer.

A lifelong advocate for women's rights, Texas-born Richards will be remembered as one of the United States' most influential defenders of abortion access in recent decades.

This story has been updated with new information. Cecile Richards, daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards and a national champion for abortion rights, died Monday surrounded by her family ...

Ten days before the 2016 election, I was standing in a cinderblock room in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with Cecile Richards and other leaders of prominent women’s groups, all of us out to make the case for ...

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

On Monday, Cecile Richards’ family shared that the icon of the reproductive rights movement had passed away after being diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer ...

Cecile Richards in 2018. During her tenure at Planned Parenthood the organization was under sharp attack by conservatives.Credit...Erik Tanner for The New York Times Supported by By Penelope Green ...

Cecile Richards, a feminist activist and former president of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling cancer, her family said. Richards was 67. "This morning our beloved Cecile passed away ...

Cecile Richards, a prominent advocate for women's rights and other progressive causes, died Monday. In a statement, her family confirmed her death, saying she passed away at home, "surrounded by ...

The daughter of the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards, had glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. By The Associated Press Cecile Richards, a national leader for abortion access and women’s ...