Cecile Richards

Cecile Richards gets a standing ovation at Georgetown amid protests

By Adelle M. Banks — April 20, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) The media were not permitted inside, but students who heard her said she urged respect for those who think women should have choice in their reproductive decisions.

How Georgetown fosters a civil debate on abortion (COMMENTARY)

By Jacob Lupfer — April 14, 2016
(RNS) I find the conservative critique that “Georgetown is not Catholic enough” to be weak and misinformed.

Washington cardinal rebukes Georgetown for inviting Planned Parenthood chief

By David Gibson — March 8, 2016
(RNS) No authentically Catholic school should give a special platform to voices that promote abortion, he said.

Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards to speak at Georgetown University

By Adelle M. Banks — March 7, 2016
(RNS) The Cardinal Newman Society condemned plans for the speech, which it said features "a wicked woman who defends the sale of baby body parts.”

Planned Parenthood leader and House Republicans tangle over funding

By Reuters — September 30, 2015
Congressmen accused the group of using funds for abortion and selling fetal tissue for profit but Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards called "outrageous allegations" against Planned Parenthood "untrue."

40 years after Roe, abortion remains legal — but restricted

By Richard Wolf — January 23, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Forty years after the Supreme Court legalized abortion, the constitutional right many Americans take for granted is coming under increased scrutiny.
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