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Abortion rights advocates and lawmakers will meet in Austin this weekend to strategize how to amplify personal stories of ...

There are poignant coincidences surrounding Cecile Richards’ death Monday ... was the eldest child of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards. While her mother’s daughter, she was very much her ...

Cecile Richards often cited her mother, the late Texas Governor, Ann Richards, as a source of inspiration. She leaves behind a legacy as an advocate for women’s reproductive rights. She is ...

Cecile Richards was one of the leading American activists. She was born in Waco, Texas, in 1957, she was the daughter of Ann Richards, a former governor of Texas. Richards started as a labor ...

This story has been updated with new information. Cecile Richards, daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards and a national champion for abortion rights, died Monday surrounded by her family ...

A lifelong advocate for women's rights, Texas-born Richards will be remembered as one of the United States' most influential defenders of abortion access in recent decades.