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

As we mourn the loss of activist, organizer, and former president of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, I offer words of wisdom she shared with me in our interviews over the years.

She oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018. Cecile Richards in 2018. During her tenure at Planned Parenthood the organization ...

The longtime advocate for women’s rights died at age 67 Gary Gershoff/Getty Cecile Richards ... in as 47th President of the United States. The statement from Richards' family continued with ...

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

Fellow movement leaders remember Richards for her humor, passion, and grit. In her final interview from November, Richards instructed everyone to order abortion pills and said she believes, “We can get back to a better place.

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

The news of her death was discouraging to the point of despair. And yet, upon further reflection, I realized quickly that Cecile’s life should guide us.

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.

From former President Barack Obama to pro-life leaders like Lila Rose, activists on both sides of the abortion debate have reacted to the death of Cecile Richards, with many offering prayers for the

Cecile Richards ... A longstanding champion of women's rights, Texas-born Richards will be remembered as one of the United States' most prominent advocates for abortion access in recent decades ...