Cecile Richards, the former president of abortion giant Planned Parenthood, has died at age 67.
Richards announced in 2024 that she was battling glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
“This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home, surrounded by her family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” Richards’ family said in a statement released on Monday, according to NBC News. “Our hearts are broken today but no words can do justice to the joy she brought to our lives.”
“We are grateful to the doctors and health care workers who provided her excellent care and the friends, family, and well-wishers who have been by her side during this challenging time,” the family added.
Richards, who led Planned Parenthood from 2006 to 2018, oversaw the killing of nearly four million unborn babies, according to the non-profit Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.
In November, pro-life leader Lila Rose said she was praying for Richards’ conversion.
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“As the daughter of a staunchly pro-abortion politician, Richards has been part of the pro-abortion political machine her entire life,” Rose posted to X. “I don’t know the deepest motivations of her heart. But I know she has helped usher in indescribable evil via her corporation’s slaughter of nearly 4 million babies. During her tenure she also denied [Planned Parenthood’s] cover up of child sexual abuse, its Medicaid fraud, and its sale of baby body parts. Her work has led to incredible human suffering and destruction.”
I hope and pray for Cecile Richards’ conversion. As the daughter of a staunchly pro-abortion politician, Richards has been part of the pro-abortion political machine her entire life. I don’t know the deepest motivations of her heart. But I know she has helped usher in…
— Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) November 21, 2024
Sharing her diagnosis online, Richards wrote, “In my experience, having cancer doesn’t suddenly fill you with profound insights on life. What it does is make it really clear what’s important. And there is no more important work right now than fighting for abortion rights. … After all, as my mother used to say, ‘Why should your life be just about you?’”
Richards was awarded the Medal of Freedom by outgoing President Joe Biden in November.
