There was tremendous, albeit unintentional, cultural clarity in two late-term actions Joe Biden took before the end of his presidency. Call it the tale of two medals.

In a Monday statement commemorating Richards, the 44th president described her as someone who “dedicated her life to protecting and expanding women’s rights.” “Women of all ages knew they could count ...

She served as the president of the organization for more than a decade. We spoke with her in 2015 about policies of that time and about her deep connection to Maine.

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Cecile Richards attends Planned Parenthood of New York City Spring Gala ... [+] honoring Cecile Richards and Laverne Cox at Spring Studios on May 1, 2018 in New York City.

Cecile Richards, a longtime reproductive rights and feminist activist and former president of Planned Parenthood, has died, her family announced Monday. She was 67. Richards was diagnosed in 2023 ...

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 ...

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 ...

American activist and former President of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, died on Monday, January 20, 2025, at the age of 67. Cecile was battling with brain cancer, which she was diagnosed ...

Cecile Richards addresses a crowd of demonstrators during a women's march for abortion rights outside the Texas state Capitol in Austin, on Oct. 2, 2021. Credit - Ilana Panich-Linsman—The New ...

Former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, daughter of late Texas Gov. Ann Richards, is dead at 67. News of the human rights activist’s death was shared by Richards’ family on her ...