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 for Hillary Clinton’s historic run for President.

As we mourn the loss of activist, organizer, and former president of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, I offer words of wisdom she shared with me in our interviews over the years.

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell remembers the legacy of Cecile Richards, longtime president of Planned Parenthood and frequent guest of The Last Word who dedicated her life to fighting to protect women’s rights.

Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, died Monday of an aggressive form of brain cancer. She was 67. Mika Brzezinski remembers Richards. Reproductive rights advocate Amanda Zura

Cecile Richards, a leading figure in the fight for women's reproductive rights and other progressive causes, died on Monday at age 67.

Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood and a staunch advocate for reproductive rights, died Monday, according to a statement from her family. Since 2023, she battled glioblastoma, a form of terminal brain cancer. She was 67.

What her famous mother did as Texas governor, Cecile carried on by standing up a range of progressive and pro-choice organizations.

Cecile Richards, who helmed Planned Parenthood for 12 years, died on January 20. Learn about her cause of death and more info below.

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Because of below-freezing temperatures in Washington, Trump’s inauguration took place inside the Capitol Rotunda. The podcaster Joe Rogan sat onstage, as did several tech executives including Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook. This graphic shows who was among Trump’s inner circle.

Cecile Richards, an advocate for women’s rights and 12-year president of Planned Parenthood, passed away Monday at the age of 67. Richards’ family did not disclose her cause of death. However, Richards spoke in an interview with Anderson Cooper last June about her battle with glioblastoma — an aggressive form of brain cancer.