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

The activist modernized Planned Parenthood and transformed the organization into a formidable political player.

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

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

From former President Barack Obama to pro-life leaders like Lila Rose, activists on both sides of the abortion debate have ...

Ten days before the 2016 election, I was standing in a cinderblock room in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with Cecile Richards and other ...

Former Glamour Editor in Chief Cindi Leive remembers a two decades long friendship with the titan of the reproductive rights ...

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

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

Politics and public service were in Cecile’s DNA as the daughter of the indomitable Ann Richards – and Cecile will be remembered as a commanding leader in her own right, whose good works have ...

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 ...

"Our hearts are broken today but no words can do justice to the joy she brought to our lives," her family said in a post on ...