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A former Planned Parenthood president and staunch women's rights advocate Cecile Richards has died at the age of 67.

Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was 67.

Two months before her death, Richards was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-President Joe Biden.

Women's rights activist and former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, 67, died at her home surrounded by family and her dog Ollie on Monday morning, her family announced.

Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, died Monday of an aggressive form of brain cancer. She was 67. Mika Brzezinski remembers Richards. Reproductive rights advocate Amanda Zura

"We’ve been investing in young people for the last 12 years, and now it’s really important that we make space for them to lead.”

Cecile Richards died Monday after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, her family said in a statement.

She oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.

Cecile Richards, a leading figure in the fight for women's reproductive rights and other progressive causes, died on Monday at age 67.

What her famous mother did as Texas governor, Cecile carried on by standing up a range of progressive and pro-choice organizations.