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Texas Observer: Cecile Richards Isn't Giving Up the Fight (her final interview)
Texas Observer
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“Cecile Richards has created generations of troublemakers who will never stop fighting for the Texas we deserve and the communities we love.”
Richards, who passed away Tuesday at 67, was interviewed for the current print issue of the Texas Observer.
January 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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“Cecile Richards has created generations of troublemakers who will never stop fighting for the Texas we deserve and the communities we love.”
Richards, who passed away Tuesday at 67, was interviewed for the current print issue of the Texas Observer.
January 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
https://bsky.app/profile/texasobserver.org/post/3lglrkaaigk22
Texas Observer - Cecile Richards Isn’t Giving Up the Fight
Despite a brain cancer diagnosis and political setbacks, the Texas native is investing in a new strategy: abortion storytelling for the TikTok age.
by Mary Tuma
January 20, 2025, 12:50 PM, CST
A version of this story ran in the January / February 2025 issue.
Editor’s Note: This interview, which first appeared in our January/February 2025 print issue, was originally scheduled to publish online later this month. On January 20, the news broke that Cecile Richards, 67, had died.
“This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home, surrounded by her family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” said her family in a statement. “Our hearts are broken today but no words can do justice to the joy she brought to our lives.”
Praise from the forces of progress in Texas poured in immediately.
“Cecile Richards has created generations of troublemakers who will never stop fighting for the Texas we deserve and the communities we love,” said Felicia Martin, president of Texas Freedom Network, which Richards founded, in a statement. “Her passing is a devastating loss to our movement, but the echo of her life will live on in every rally we hold, testimony we deliver, and vote we cast.”
Below is our interview, which was conducted by freelance reproductive rights reporter Mary Tuma in November.
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Despite a brain cancer diagnosis and political setbacks, the Texas native is investing in a new strategy: abortion storytelling for the TikTok age.
by Mary Tuma
January 20, 2025, 12:50 PM, CST
A version of this story ran in the January / February 2025 issue.
Editor’s Note: This interview, which first appeared in our January/February 2025 print issue, was originally scheduled to publish online later this month. On January 20, the news broke that Cecile Richards, 67, had died.
“This morning our beloved Cecile passed away at home, surrounded by her family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” said her family in a statement. “Our hearts are broken today but no words can do justice to the joy she brought to our lives.”
Praise from the forces of progress in Texas poured in immediately.
“Cecile Richards has created generations of troublemakers who will never stop fighting for the Texas we deserve and the communities we love,” said Felicia Martin, president of Texas Freedom Network, which Richards founded, in a statement. “Her passing is a devastating loss to our movement, but the echo of her life will live on in every rally we hold, testimony we deliver, and vote we cast.”
Below is our interview, which was conducted by freelance reproductive rights reporter Mary Tuma in November.
/snip
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