Cecile Richards died Monday after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, her family said in a statement.
Cecile Richards, an abortion rights activist who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by former President Joe Biden in November, has died.
Two months before her death, Richards was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-President Joe Biden.
She was a fierce advocate for reproductive rights and a powerful voice in the ongoing fight for safe and legal abortion access
Richards was a Waco native and the daughter of the late Gov. Ann Richards. She was also Beto O'Rourke's national finance chair during his run for governor.
The community-driven activation day was hosted by Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties, which operates health centers in Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Mission Viejo and Garden Grove.
Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood and fierce defender of reproductive rights, has died at 67 after a battle with brain cancer. Richards was a labor and voting organizer before leading Planned Parenthood from 2006 to 2018,
She oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.
Cecile Richards, a longtime reproductive rights and feminist activist and former president of Planned Parenthood, has died, her family announced Monday. She was 67. Richards was diagnosed in 2023 with a glioblastoma, a type of brain tumor.
After President Trump was sworn into his second term yesterday, he kept many promises and implemented key orders. He also undid several of his predecessor's actions. Here's a breakdown.
Trump pardoned around 1,500 defendants including six officers from the Seattle Police Department who formed the largest known cop contingent at the January 6 Capitol riot. With a stroke of his pen, Trump erased all consequences for his supporters,