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 ...

Cecile Richards often cited her mother, the late Texas Governor, Ann Richards, as a source of inspiration. She leaves behind a legacy as an advocate for women’s reproductive rights. She is ...

Cecile Richards stepped down as head of Planned Parenthood seven years ago, but for many people she has remained the face of the abortion-rights movement. Over a 12-year span, Richards transformed ...

Ten days before the 2016 election, I was standing in a cinderblock room in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with Cecile Richards and other leaders of prominent women’s groups, all of us out to make the case ...

Cecile Richards, daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards and a national champion for abortion rights, died Monday surrounded by her family after an extended battle with cancer, her family ...