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Mon Jan 20, 2025, 10:45 AM

Jan 20

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.

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Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died [View all] Fla Dem Jan 20 OP

RIP! 2naSalit Jan 20 #1

NNNooooooo!! lamp_shade Jan 20 #2

Oh, no! J-9 Jan 20 #3

Taken from us much too soon BonnieJW Jan 20 #72

Oh, no! Rhiannon12866 Jan 20 #4

Sad sad news Easterncedar Jan 20 #5

The universe is cruel. benfranklin1776 Jan 20 #6

and yet fat donny continues on. jfc chicoescuela Jan 20 #41

How is that? Aren't we WAY past time to have a president (president used loosely) to die in office? PortTack Jan 20 #67

Well, he's safe from brain cancer. Nothing for it to grow on. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 20 #75

All of the DENVERPOPS Jan 20 #91

61 years - well past time chicoescuela Jan 20 #76

I could see she was getting close. One picture Ilsa Jan 20 #7

Very sad news. cloudbase Jan 20 #8

I would march for her memory. Just more sadness for a sad, sad day. Jit423 Jan 20 #9

RIP Cecile. nt moniss Jan 20 #10

A great loss to women's rights. sinkingfeeling Jan 20 #11

Could the news today get any worse? PlanetBev Jan 20 #12

Much too soon The Blue Flower Jan 20 #13

My former best friend worked for her and loved her so much! lark Jan 20 #14

... littlemissmartypants Jan 20 #47

{hugs} to you. Losing a dear friend is like losing good family. electric_blue68 Jan 20 #86

So sorry you lost a wonderful friend. Fla Dem Jan 21 #95

A live well lived. Cecile made the difference in the lives of tens of thousands of women. Botany Jan 20 #15

Oh gawd. Today of all days this is beyond wrenching. She appeared on tv interviews through hlthe2b Jan 20 #16

I, too,have a lump in my throat young_at_heart Jan 20 #51

We just lost a very good soul. Joinfortmill Jan 20 #17

. Loryn Jan 20 #18

Oh, I didn't know she was ill. mzmolly Jan 20 #19

Rest in power, brave spirit. niyad Jan 20 #20

Hey, look at it this way: calimary Jan 20 #21

Yes my thoughts as well. She left before he was sworn in. Irish_Dem Jan 20 #38

So unfair to lose dear Cecile so soon. Yet Trump still lives. There is no God. SunSeeker Jan 20 #22

Cecile Richards. Molly Ivins. rubbersole Jan 20 #50

Ann Richards. Barbara Jordan. Sheila Jackson Lee. niyad Jan 20 #69

She fought to make our lives better Comrade Citizen Jan 20 #23

... Kali Jan 20 #24

A true champion for women's rights! redstatebluegirl Jan 20 #25

Damn, that is way too young. 3catwoman3 Jan 20 #26

Very sad news. dalton99a Jan 20 #27

Damn BumRushDaShow Jan 20 #28

The wrong people are dying. CanonRay Jan 20 #29

Damned Grim is not paying attention to the list. niyad Jan 20 #70

Very sad. Owl Jan 20 #30

So sad. May her family and friends find peace. The angels are caring for her now. riversedge Jan 20 #31

Sad LiberalFighter Jan 20 #32

Rest In peace, Cecile gademocrat7 Jan 20 #33

... Drum Jan 20 #34

Why is so many good people die so young? Dem4life1234 Jan 20 #35

I had a talk with my cousin. He insists he does not want orange and company niyad Jan 20 #71

R.I.P. Marthe48 Jan 20 #36

No! ReRe Jan 20 #37

A sad day becomes sadder. dem4decades Jan 20 #39

As if this day wasn't depressing enough. Paladin Jan 20 #40

Well fuuuuck. cilla4progress Jan 20 #42

The women in this country have lost a fighter and a champion for our rights. Diamond_Dog Jan 20 #43

Hail the Traveler! Deep State Witch Jan 20 #44

... littlemissmartypants Jan 20 #45

Rest in Power SheltieLover Jan 20 #46

Oh, no! Such sad news... highplainsdem Jan 20 #48

A fighter, a champion. Rest well, Cecile, we women will never forget you. LoisB Jan 20 #49

No words. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 20 #52

Rest in power, Cecile. 💙 sheshe2 Jan 20 #53

Loved her. applegrove Jan 20 #54

Oh no. I'm sick and sad to read this. MontanaMama Jan 20 #55

Really sad news for all of us, whether we know it or not. nt Exp Jan 20 #56

Never forget her. Or her mother. 🕯 deminks Jan 20 #57

Her mother was the last sane governor of Texas, Anne Richards. Maggiemayhem Jan 20 #68

A fine woman Ishoutandscream2 Jan 20 #58

She and her mother are going to be remembered by so many, so long. Judi Lynn Jan 20 #59

Cecile's fight is over. Ours is just starting. IzzaNuDay Jan 20 #60

Another sadness this sad day. So admired her grit and intelligence. allegorical oracle Jan 20 #61

One of my heroins. So sad. ratchiweenie Jan 20 #62

Sorry to hear this Figarosmom Jan 20 #63

She's a real hero. We will miss her voice. Pepsidog Jan 20 #64

She's a real hero. We will miss her voice. Pepsidog Jan 20 #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 20 #66

rest in power 4catsmom Jan 20 #73

R.I.P. Cecile Richards - Alice Kramden Jan 20 #74

Geeeebzz... : ( RIP, Ceceil Richards electric_blue68 Jan 20 #77

RIP ck4829 Jan 20 #78

Terrible news tishaLA Jan 20 #79

OH my goodness, the SADDEST news! elleng Jan 20 #80

Glioblastoma is an evil cancer. It took my wife's brother, Teddy Kennedy, John McCain, and now Cecile. DFW Jan 20 #81

What a great advocate she was for us KT2000 Jan 20 #82

She will be greatly missed. arkielib Jan 20 #83

Today sucks! BigmanPigman Jan 20 #84

What a terrible shock. Cross gently, great warrior, with our deepest gratitude. Hekate Jan 20 #85

I had Rebl2 Jan 20 #89

Well that sucks.n/t lordsummerisle Jan 20 #87

Awww... This bums me out. She was really something special! liberalla Jan 20 #88

The cherry on top of this shit sundae of a day Betty Boom Jan 20 #90

A very great lady LivingInASociety Jan 20 #92

What a loss. One courageous, great woman, leader and activist. RIP Cecile Richards. appalachiablue Jan 21 #93

An immense loss ... TrueBlue65 Jan 21 #94

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jan 21 #96

she was courageous Skittles Thursday #98

this month needs to be over already Skittles Thursday #97