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Fla Dem

(27,421 posts)
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 09:52 AM Jan 2025

Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died

Source: The 19th News(letter) 6 mins ago

Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood and feminist activist, died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer. She was 67. Richards, the daughter of the former Democratic Texas governor, was one of the nation's most prominent advocates for abortion rights.

Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood and feminist activist, died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer, her family confirmed in a statement. She was 67. Richards, the daughter of the former Democratic Texas governor, was one of the nation's most prominent advocates for abortion rights.

"This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home, surrounded by her family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie. Our hearts are broken today but no words can do justice to the joy she brought to our lives," the family wrote.

Even after her 2023 diagnosis, Richards had remained a fixture in Democratic politics. In August, she helped cast Texas' ceremonial votes at the Democratic National Convention to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris, and delivered one of the event's speeches focused on reproductive rights.

Read more: https://19thnews.org/2025/01/cecile-richards-former-planned-parenthood-president-and-feminist-activist-has-died/



So sad a true champion for women.
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Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died (Original Post) Fla Dem Jan 2025 OP
RIP! 2naSalit Jan 2025 #1
NNNooooooo!! lamp_shade Jan 2025 #2
Oh, no! J-9 Jan 2025 #3
Taken from us much too soon BonnieJW Jan 2025 #72
Oh, no! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2025 #4
Sad sad news Easterncedar Jan 2025 #5
The universe is cruel. benfranklin1776 Jan 2025 #6
and yet fat donny continues on. jfc chicoescuela Jan 2025 #41
How is that? Aren't we WAY past time to have a president (president used loosely) to die in office? PortTack Jan 2025 #67
Well, he's safe from brain cancer. Nothing for it to grow on. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2025 #75
All of the DENVERPOPS Jan 2025 #91
61 years - well past time chicoescuela Jan 2025 #76
I could see she was getting close. One picture Ilsa Jan 2025 #7
Very sad news. cloudbase Jan 2025 #8
I would march for her memory. Just more sadness for a sad, sad day. Jit423 Jan 2025 #9
RIP Cecile. nt moniss Jan 2025 #10
A great loss to women's rights. sinkingfeeling Jan 2025 #11
Could the news today get any worse? PlanetBev Jan 2025 #12
Much too soon The Blue Flower Jan 2025 #13
My former best friend worked for her and loved her so much! lark Jan 2025 #14
... littlemissmartypants Jan 2025 #47
{hugs} to you. Losing a dear friend is like losing good family. electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #86
So sorry you lost a wonderful friend. Fla Dem Jan 2025 #95
A live well lived. Cecile made the difference in the lives of tens of thousands of women. Botany Jan 2025 #15
Oh gawd. Today of all days this is beyond wrenching. She appeared on tv interviews through hlthe2b Jan 2025 #16
I, too,have a lump in my throat young_at_heart Jan 2025 #51
We just lost a very good soul. Joinfortmill Jan 2025 #17
. Loryn Jan 2025 #18
Oh, I didn't know she was ill. mzmolly Jan 2025 #19
Rest in power, brave spirit. niyad Jan 2025 #20
Hey, look at it this way: calimary Jan 2025 #21
Yes my thoughts as well. She left before he was sworn in. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #38
So unfair to lose dear Cecile so soon. Yet Trump still lives. There is no God. SunSeeker Jan 2025 #22
Cecile Richards. Molly Ivins. rubbersole Jan 2025 #50
Ann Richards. Barbara Jordan. Sheila Jackson Lee. niyad Jan 2025 #69
She fought to make our lives better Comrade Citizen Jan 2025 #23
... Kali Jan 2025 #24
A true champion for women's rights! redstatebluegirl Jan 2025 #25
Damn, that is way too young. 3catwoman3 Jan 2025 #26
Very sad news. dalton99a Jan 2025 #27
Damn BumRushDaShow Jan 2025 #28
The wrong people are dying. CanonRay Jan 2025 #29
Damned Grim is not paying attention to the list. niyad Jan 2025 #70
Very sad. Owl Jan 2025 #30
So sad. May her family and friends find peace. The angels are caring for her now. riversedge Jan 2025 #31
Sad LiberalFighter Jan 2025 #32
Rest In peace, Cecile gademocrat7 Jan 2025 #33
... Drum Jan 2025 #34
Why is so many good people die so young? Dem4life1234 Jan 2025 #35
I had a talk with my cousin. He insists he does not want orange and company niyad Jan 2025 #71
R.I.P. Marthe48 Jan 2025 #36
No! ReRe Jan 2025 #37
A sad day becomes sadder. dem4decades Jan 2025 #39
As if this day wasn't depressing enough. Paladin Jan 2025 #40
Well fuuuuck. cilla4progress Jan 2025 #42
The women in this country have lost a fighter and a champion for our rights. Diamond_Dog Jan 2025 #43
Hail the Traveler! Deep State Witch Jan 2025 #44
... littlemissmartypants Jan 2025 #45
Rest in Power SheltieLover Jan 2025 #46
Oh, no! Such sad news... highplainsdem Jan 2025 #48
A fighter, a champion. Rest well, Cecile, we women will never forget you. LoisB Jan 2025 #49
No words. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2025 #52
Rest in power, Cecile. 💙 sheshe2 Jan 2025 #53
Loved her. applegrove Jan 2025 #54
Oh no. I'm sick and sad to read this. MontanaMama Jan 2025 #55
Really sad news for all of us, whether we know it or not. nt Exp Jan 2025 #56
Never forget her. Or her mother. 🕯 deminks Jan 2025 #57
Her mother was the last sane governor of Texas, Anne Richards. Maggiemayhem Jan 2025 #68
A fine woman Ishoutandscream2 Jan 2025 #58
She and her mother are going to be remembered by so many, so long. Judi Lynn Jan 2025 #59
Cecile's fight is over. Ours is just starting. IzzaNuDay Jan 2025 #60
Another sadness this sad day. So admired her grit and intelligence. allegorical oracle Jan 2025 #61
One of my heroins. So sad. ratchiweenie Jan 2025 #62
Sorry to hear this Figarosmom Jan 2025 #63
She's a real hero. We will miss her voice. Pepsidog Jan 2025 #64
She's a real hero. We will miss her voice. Pepsidog Jan 2025 #65
She was a great leader and I'm sorry she has passed. But I chose to think about it this way. She takes away the.... usaf-vet Jan 2025 #66
rest in power 4catsmom Jan 2025 #73
R.I.P. Cecile Richards - Alice Kramden Jan 2025 #74
Geeeebzz... : ( RIP, Ceceil Richards electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #77
RIP ck4829 Jan 2025 #78
Terrible news tishaLA Jan 2025 #79
OH my goodness, the SADDEST news! elleng Jan 2025 #80
Glioblastoma is an evil cancer. It took my wife's brother, Teddy Kennedy, John McCain, and now Cecile. DFW Jan 2025 #81
What a great advocate she was for us KT2000 Jan 2025 #82
She will be greatly missed. arkielib Jan 2025 #83
Today sucks! BigmanPigman Jan 2025 #84
What a terrible shock. Cross gently, great warrior, with our deepest gratitude. Hekate Jan 2025 #85
I had Rebl2 Jan 2025 #89
Well that sucks.n/t lordsummerisle Jan 2025 #87
Awww... This bums me out. She was really something special! liberalla Jan 2025 #88
The cherry on top of this shit sundae of a day Betty Boom Jan 2025 #90
A very great lady LivingInASociety Jan 2025 #92
What a loss. One courageous, great woman, leader and activist. RIP Cecile Richards. appalachiablue Jan 2025 #93
An immense loss ... TrueBlue65 Jan 2025 #94
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #96
she was courageous Skittles Jan 2025 #98
this month needs to be over already Skittles Jan 2025 #97

BonnieJW

(3,080 posts)
72. Taken from us much too soon
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 12:31 PM
Jan 2025

Valiant woman, she deserves to be mourned. She couldn't live with a felonious dictator in the white house

PortTack

(35,811 posts)
67. How is that? Aren't we WAY past time to have a president (president used loosely) to die in office?
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 12:07 PM
Jan 2025

Ilsa

(63,823 posts)
7. I could see she was getting close. One picture
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 10:02 AM
Jan 2025

released several months ago showed her standing, but being supported by people on each side of her.

I hate this news, but glad she won't have to suffer through the new administration. I hope she reunited with other loved ones who have passed away.

Jit423

(1,568 posts)
9. I would march for her memory. Just more sadness for a sad, sad day.
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 10:05 AM
Jan 2025

Trump will say something obnoxious about this I am sure. Give us pink-hatters another reason to organize and RESIST!!

lark

(25,891 posts)
14. My former best friend worked for her and loved her so much!
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 10:10 AM
Jan 2025

The best compliment I received in the past 20 years was from her, she tried to recruit me to come out of retirement and work for Planned Parenthood with her and Cecile. The complement was that I reminded her a lot of Cecile in many ways, including very passionate and committed to liberal causes and women's health!

My BFF died Thanksgiving before last, I will never get over that sadness. she was a sister to me for over 55 years! So sad her mentor is now gone too.

Fla Dem

(27,421 posts)
95. So sorry you lost a wonderful friend.
Tue Jan 21, 2025, 09:13 AM
Jan 2025

I know what you mean. Last Feb a close friend who I knew for almost 60 years passed. It was a big loss as we shared so many memories together. We had a phone call every week right up to the end. Miss that call.

Peace be to you.

Botany

(76,388 posts)
15. A live well lived. Cecile made the difference in the lives of tens of thousands of women.
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 10:11 AM
Jan 2025

Last edited Mon Jan 20, 2025, 11:48 AM - Edit history (1)

May her friends, family, and dog Ollie find grace.

She voted for Harris and Walz and then gave a speech @ the DNC as she
was dying from brain cancer. Real Courage.

hlthe2b

(112,803 posts)
16. Oh gawd. Today of all days this is beyond wrenching. She appeared on tv interviews through
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 10:18 AM
Jan 2025

nearly the end. What strength of purpose! What a role model.

I'm beside myself even though I knew she had a terminal form of brain cancer. May her spirit live in all the women fighting to make things better in this country. I will never forget her, nor her mother who likewise had the force of conviction (and a humorous edge) that gave us all a sense that we could prevail.

Cecile will not be forgotten. That lump in my throat and sense of loss (and what ifs) is evidence of that.

young_at_heart

(3,996 posts)
51. I, too,have a lump in my throat
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 11:22 AM
Jan 2025

Every time I saw her on TV I was so impressed by her ability to project the wonderful sense of purpose for helping women and her calmness but toughness. She will be missed terribly......such an outstanding human being and I pray she did not have too much suffering. RIP Cecile with your wonderful mother!

mzmolly

(52,623 posts)
19. Oh, I didn't know she was ill.
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 10:28 AM
Jan 2025

Such a dynamic woman. My heart goes out to her family and friends.

calimary

(89,034 posts)
21. Hey, look at it this way:
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 10:34 AM
Jan 2025

She’s not only finally free of this mortal coil, she’ll never have had to suffer through that Orange Nightmare becoming President again. And there’s nothing that vindictive piece of shit can do to hurt her.

She’s untouchable now.

Thank you for YOUR service, dear lady.

Irish_Dem

(79,768 posts)
38. Yes my thoughts as well. She left before he was sworn in.
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 10:54 AM
Jan 2025

I had a friend who worked in a hospice.
And she said people often time the exact time of death when they are close to dying.
Wait until a relative leaves or comes to the room.
Or right after their birthday, etc.

Comrade Citizen

(344 posts)
23. She fought to make our lives better
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 10:37 AM
Jan 2025

Cecile and her mother Ann worked so hard to make Tejas a better place. I greatly appreciate their struggle and sacrifice.

BumRushDaShow

(165,707 posts)
28. Damn
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 10:45 AM
Jan 2025

I know she was trying to fight to the end.

R.I.P. and she joins her fabulous mother in spirit to keep the fight alive.

Dem4life1234

(2,533 posts)
35. Why is so many good people die so young?
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 10:49 AM
Jan 2025

Yet these evil ones like the one I won't name still linger giving us hell? Maybe Satan wants them to do the dirty work?

May she rest in peace.

niyad

(129,527 posts)
71. I had a talk with my cousin. He insists he does not want orange and company
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 12:31 PM
Jan 2025

in his realm. . says they would give the place a bad name. He does have standards.

Marthe48

(22,711 posts)
36. R.I.P.
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 10:52 AM
Jan 2025

I'll remember her death on MLK Day. Another lion's voice is quiet, but never silenced.

ReRe

(12,164 posts)
37. No!
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 10:53 AM
Jan 2025

The last time I seen her on TV, she didn't look well at all. This explains why. I didn't know of her brain cancer.
Rest in peace, Cecile. You did really good. You go on now and find your sweet Momma up there and give her
a big hug from all of us down here. My deepest condolences to her family and friends.

Paladin

(32,276 posts)
40. As if this day wasn't depressing enough.
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 10:56 AM
Jan 2025

God bless and keep Cecile Richards, for all her good works.

Diamond_Dog

(39,764 posts)
43. The women in this country have lost a fighter and a champion for our rights.
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 11:02 AM
Jan 2025

I am so sorry to hear this.

Judi Lynn

(164,049 posts)
59. She and her mother are going to be remembered by so many, so long.
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 11:49 AM
Jan 2025

They are unique, and completely irreplaceable.

It's good her suffering is finished, at least.

She was a leader in a world which needs her wisdom and goodness.

IzzaNuDay

(1,236 posts)
60. Cecile's fight is over. Ours is just starting.
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 11:54 AM
Jan 2025

Fight for what she believed in: safe medical care for people.

Figarosmom

(9,744 posts)
63. Sorry to hear this
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 11:58 AM
Jan 2025

Rest in Peace Cecile

There will be many to pick up the mantle but the shoes you leave will be big ones to fill.

usaf-vet

(7,753 posts)
66. She was a great leader and I'm sorry she has passed. But I chose to think about it this way. She takes away the....
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 12:05 PM
Jan 2025

..... headlines, if only briefly, depriving Djt of that headline space.

I also think she was looking back on her "ascension" to cast a last-minute middle finger at MAGA and its leader because she was a fighter to the end.

John 3:16

DFW

(59,729 posts)
81. Glioblastoma is an evil cancer. It took my wife's brother, Teddy Kennedy, John McCain, and now Cecile.
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 02:10 PM
Jan 2025

Cecile was a true American hero, devoting her whole life to make ours better.

I'll miss her.



I can't believe this was almost ten years ago!

Rebl2

(17,398 posts)
89. I had
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 06:10 PM
Jan 2025

no idea she was ill. Thinking back though, I don’t remember seeing her campaign for Harris, which I think she would do.

liberalla

(10,813 posts)
88. Awww... This bums me out. She was really something special!
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 06:06 PM
Jan 2025

Rotten news. I knew she was sick, but hoping against hope that she had more time with us.
R I P

Betty Boom

(373 posts)
90. The cherry on top of this shit sundae of a day
Mon Jan 20, 2025, 08:14 PM
Jan 2025

This makes me unspeakably sad.

And it’s just another reminder of the injustice of this world. That orange shit stain still breathes, and this good woman who gave her life in service to others is gone.

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