Two months before her death, Richards was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-President Joe Biden.

Cecile Richards, a feminist activist, former president of Planned Parenthood and daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, died Monday after battling cancer, her family said. She was 67.

Cecile Richards, a national leader for abortion access and women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was 67. Richards died Monday at home in New York “surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog,