#Cecile Richards

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"The Only Acceptable Answer is: "Everything We Could""

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“It’s not hard to imagine future generations one day asking: ‘When there was so much at stake for our country, what did you do?’ The only acceptable answer is: ’Everything we could.’” — Cecile Richards

Today, Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, passed away.

From the age of 16 in her home state of Texas to U.S. Congress, Richards dedicated her life to reproductive rights and women’s health. Her determination and legacy is one that will inspire generations.

We send our deepest condolences to the Richards family, her friends, and activists across the country.

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Shefali Luthra at The 19th:

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 glioblastoma 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.  “When women are free to make their own decisions about their lives and to follow our dreams, we are unstoppable,” she said in the August 21 speech. “But when Roe v. Wade was overturned, a generation of young people lost that freedom.”

In late October, Richards told The 19th she had voted early in New York City for Harris, adding that she told an election worker she had “waited for this chance all my life.” [...] Under Richards, Planned Parenthood — now inextricable from the Democratic Party, which largely supports abortion rights — became more politically active. In 2008, it endorsed Barack Obama for president, the second time it had waded into presidential politics. In 2016, it issued its first-ever primary endorsement, throwing its support behind Hillary Clinton, a longtime supporter of reproductive rights. Richards argued that the moves were not partisan, but instead about supporting politicians who cared about reproductive rights.  Richards stayed involved in progressive politics after leaving Planned Parenthood, co-founding the feminist organization Supermajority in 2019. The organization focuses on training people to advocate for women’s equality. Richards left Supermajority at the end of 2020. 

Former Planned Parenthood director Cecile Richards died at 67 today due to aggressive brain cancer.

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Oh. Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood, has died.

In a 2018 interview with Mother Jones, upon the publication of her memoir  Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead, Richards said:

I think one of the myths in the world is that somehow being an activist or a troublemaker is burdensome, or you’re always depressed. People would also walk up to me and say, “How are you doing?” Actually, I feel like being an organizer and an activist gives you such a chance to make a difference in the world. It’s really an incredible life, and so I hope that what this book also gives people is a sense of the joy that you can get from making a little bit of difference in the world and the amazing people you meet along the way.

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Lawrence remembers the life and career of Cecile Richards

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell remembers the legacy of Cecile Richards, longtime president of Planned Parenthood and frequent guest of The Last Word who dedicated her life to fighting to protect women’s rights.

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

The family asked those looking to honor Richards' life and legacy to recall a sentiment that they said she repeated often over the last year. "It's not hard to imagine future generations one day asking: 'When there was so much at stake for our country, what did you do?' The only acceptable answer is: 'Everything we could,'" the statement quoted her as saying.

A longstanding champion of women's rights, Texas-born Richards will be remembered as one of the United States' most prominent advocates for abortion access in recent decades, who steered Planned Parenthood from 2006 to 2018. She repeatedly defended the organization and its mission against mounting attacks from political opponents, including President-elect Donald Trump, whose pledge to overturn the landmark abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade was central to his first presidential campaign.

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Cecile Richards at Gabriela Hearst, Spring 2023

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Miss Fisher: “Unfortunately I’m already known to the boxing troupe, but I’m sure you two can mingle without attracting too much attention.”

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (2012-2015) ↳ 2x04 Deadweight

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Tales of Yellow 💛

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This is the last one folks! I can’t believe I actually managed to finish the project… It was sooo many characters D:

There was already quite a lot of blond character but I had to add Mithos since I drew Kratos, Yuan and Martel already.

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another alignment meme (that i doubled up on this time)

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Photos I found on todocoleccion, I know some we've but still cool to see