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. She was ...

Cecile Richards, a Waco native and former national Planned ... Ann Richards had been battling glioblastoma, an incurable brain cancer. TEXAS TAKE: Sign up for insight and analysis on Texas ...

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.

Richards, the eldest daughter of Gov. Ann Richards, forged her own path as a tireless advocate for women across Texas and the United States. Audio recording is automated for accessibility.

This story has been updated with new information. Cecile Richards, daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards and a national champion for abortion rights, died Monday surrounded by her family ...

Richards, the eldest daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards ... Richards was born in Waco in 1957, the eldest daughter of David, a civil rights lawyer, and Ann, a then-housewife who became ...

"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 ...