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The crusader for women’s and workers’ rights died Monday after a cruel illness. She inspires us to do the work ahead.

Cecile Richards, a women’s rights crusader who served as president of Planned Parenthood as the nation approached a critical inflection point over reproductive freedom, has died, her family said Monday in a statement.

The activist modernized Planned Parenthood and transformed the organization into a formidable political player.

Cecile Richards devoted her life to political activism in the fight for equal rights, most notably the rights of women to reproductive health.

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 glioblastoma, an aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer.

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

Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood and an outspoken advocate for abortion and women's rights, has passed away.

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

On Monday, hours before President-elect Donald Trump was sworn into office for a second time, Cecile Richards’ family confirmed the formidable feminist activist and former president of Planned Parenthood passed away at 67.

Lasting legacy. For a piece of news to break through the noise of Donald Trump's second inauguration, it must be important. And that's exactly what Cecile Richards was. The fight for abortion ...

Cecile Richards, the longtime advocate for women’s rights who was president of Planned Parenthood, has died. She was 67.