HuffPo: “Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, has died, her family announced in a post on social media Monday. She was 67.
“This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home, surrounded by her family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” the post reads. “Our hearts are broken today but no words can do justice to the joy she brought to our lives.”
Richards had been diagnosed with brain cancer in 2023.
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Richards, the daughter of late former Texas Gov. Ann Richards (D), also served as a onetime deputy chief of staff to then-House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
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“Politics and public service were in Cecile’s DNA as the daughter of the indomitable Ann Richards — and she will be remembered as a commanding leader in her own right, whose good works have improved countless lives all across the country,” Pelosi added.”