Richards, the daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, spoke at the Democratic National Convention last year.

"The only acceptable answer is, 'Everything we could.'" Born on July 15, 1957, in Waco, Texas, Richards earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Brown University, where she unfurled a ...

WACO, Texas — Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood and a longtime abortion activist, has died from an aggressive form of brain cancer Monday morning, her family announced.