Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Has Died at 67

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, former leader of and , has died at 67 years old.Richards’s family confirmed the news with a statement on January 20, revealing that the feminist activist passed away at home, “surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie.” Richards had revealed in early 2024 that she’d been , an incurable brain cancer.“Our hearts are broken today but no words can do justice to the joy she brought to our lives,” her family wrote in a statement. “We are grateful to the doctors and health care workers who provided her excellent care and the friends, family, and well-wishers who have been by her side during this challenging time.”Cecile Richards dedicated her life to fighting for women’s rights, advocating for reproductive freedom well past her 12-year tenure as the president of Planned Parenthood, .

Prior to her work with Planned Parenthood, she founded the , a nonprofit social justice organization, in 1995, and against throughout her battle with cancer.Her family’s statement continued, “If you’d like to celebrate Cecile today, we invite you to put on some New Orleans jazz, gather with friends and family over a good meal, and remember something she said a lot over the last year: ‘It’s not hard to imagine future generations one day asking: “When there was so much at stake for our country, what did you do?” The only acceptable answer is: “Everything we could.”’”Women in Louisiana face some of the strictest abortion laws in the country, but they are rising up to tell their stories—with the support of lifelong activist Cecile Richards.

Together they believe this work can help restore abortion rights for all. Glamour witnessed a grassroots movement in action.More from GlamourSee More Stories & Guides© 2025 Condé Nast.