Former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is dead at 67. The human rights activist battled brain cancer since 2023.
Cecile Richards, a prominent advocate for abortion rights who served as president of Planned Parenthood for more than a decade, died on Monday. She was 67. Richards was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a terminal brain cancer, in 2023. She died at home, "surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie," Richards’ family said in a statement.
Richards, the daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, spoke at the Democratic National Convention last year.
She was a fierce advocate for reproductive rights and a powerful voice in the ongoing fight for safe and legal abortion access
Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood and feminist activist, died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer. She was 67. Richards, the daughter of the former Democratic Texas governor,
On Monday, hours before President-elect Donald Trump was sworn into office for a second time, Cecile Richards’ family confirmed the formidable feminist activist and former president of Planned Parenthood passed away at 67.
Cecile Richards, a national leader for women's rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was 67.
Cecile Richards, a women’s rights activist and former president of Planned Parenthood, has died at 67, her family said.
Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.
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Cecile Richards, an advocate for women’s rights and 12-year president of Planned Parenthood, passed away Monday at the age of 67. Richards’ family did not disclose her cause of death. However, Richards spoke in an interview with Anderson Cooper last June about her battle with glioblastoma — an aggressive form of brain cancer.