Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, died at the age of 67 on Monday after a battle with cancer.

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

President Biden, who honored Richards with the Medal of Freedom in November, described the abortion rights activist as a fearless champion for civil rights causes.

“Cecile fearlessly led us forward to be the America we say we are. Carrying her mom’s torch for justice, she championed some of our Nation's most important civil rights........

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