Cecile Richards, an influential figure in the women’s rights movement and former head of Planned Parenthood, died of brain cancer at the age of 67.

A stalwart gone too soon, Cecile Richards died on January 20 after a battle with brain cancer. Her leadership shaped the ...

A lifelong advocate for women's rights, Texas-born Richards will be remembered as one of the United States' most influential defenders of abortion access in recent decades.

Cecile Richards, the organizer and activist who transformed Planned Parenthood into a political powerhouse, died on Monday at age 67. A year ago, Richards announced that she had been diagnosed with ...

“This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home ... can do justice to the joy she brought to our lives,” Richards' family — husband Kirk Adams and their children, Lily, Hannah and ...

Cecile Richards addresses a crowd of demonstrators during a ... She often spoke of “cutting turf”–dividing up which houses to visit–with her husband Kirk, sitting at their kitchen table late at night.

Cecile Richards, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient ... In a heartfelt social media statement the same day, her husband Kirk Adams and their three children Lily, Hannah, and Daniel mourned ...

"Our hearts are broken today but no words can do justice to the joy she brought to our lives," her family said in a post on social media.

Cecile Richards, daughter of former Texas ... Richards is survived by her father, David Richards; husband Kirk Adams; daughters Lily and Hannah and son Daniel Adams; grandson Teddy Adams; son ...

Cecile Richards, a feminist activist and ... the joy she brought to our lives," read a statement attributed to Richards' husband, Kirk Adams, and their three children, which CBS News obtained.

Cecile Richards, the organizer and activist who transformed ... surrounded by her family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” her husband Kirk, daughters Lily and Hannah, and son Daniel, said in ...

"This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home, surrounded by her family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie. Our hearts are broken today but no words can do justice to the joy she brought to our ...