Planned Parenthood failed to pass its abortion agenda. Now, the so-called “health” organization is entering Pennsylvania’s school board elections —
Though President Trump has consistently rejected supporting a national abortion ban, those who oppose abortion are hoping for other forms of action.
Richards, the eldest daughter of Gov. Ann Richards, forged her own path as a tireless advocate for women across Texas and the United States.
She oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.
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.
Cecile Richards, longtime head of Planned Parenthood and advocate for Democratic values, died Monday at age 67. Richards followed in the footsteps of her mother, former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, as a champion of abortion rights.
Richards, the daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, spoke at the Democratic National Convention last year.
Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died.
It’s named for mayoral hopeful and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, who talked about her abortion during a House Committee hearing in 2021.
It was a sticky June day last summer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and lifelong organizer and reproductive rights activist Cecile Richards was in her element. At an abortion storytelling event she had spearheaded in response to Louisiana’s near total abortion ban, she listened to, encouraged, and thanked woman after woman who shared their experiences.