Cecile Richards, a national leader for women's rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died.

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.

Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, died on Monday morning at the age of 67 after succumbing to an aggressive form of brain cancer. A statement from the family of Richards, who led the pro-abortion organization between 2006 and 2018,