Cecile Richards, a women’s rights crusader who served as president of Planned Parenthood as the nation approached a critical inflection point over reproductive freedom, has died, her family said Monday in a statement.

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

Cecile Richards, the organizer and activist who transformed Planned Parenthood into a political powerhouse, died on Monday at age 67. A year ago, Richards announced that she had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer.

Cecile Richards died Monday after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, her family said in a statement.

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

"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 social media.

Women's rights activist and former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, 67, died at her home surrounded by family and her dog Ollie on Monday morning, her family announced.

Former Planned Parenthood president and lifelong reproductive rights activist Cecile Richards has died. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2023.

Richards was diagnosed two years ago with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. She died in her home “surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” her family said in a statement, cited by The Associated Press.

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