Cecile Richards Plans To Step Down As President Of Planned Parenthood, After More Than A Decade
Source: Buzz Feed News
Planned Parenthoods Cecile Richards is planning to step down from her role as president after more than a decade at the helm, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
She has served as the president of the womens health and reproductive rights organization since 2006. Richards, 60, has informed at least some members of the organizations board of directors, one of the sources confirmed.
In a statement provided Wednesday afternoon, a Planned Parenthood official said, Cecile plans to discuss 2018 and the next steps for Planned Parenthoods future at the upcoming board meeting, which is scheduled for late next week.
Her departure would mark a significant change for the countrys most prominent abortion rights group, a set of linked organizations known as the the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its political arm, Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Richards was the face and voice of both, as Republicans in Congress have tried repeatedly to cut their federal funding.
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MontanaMama
(23,368 posts)to be sure...Richards is a warrior. I wonder what she had planned for her future? Could be interesting!
riversedge
(70,464 posts)to be grueling-day after day being hit by Republicans--especially from states such as Texas and other Red states--then along comes Trump Administration. damn.
I wish her well.
obamanut2012
(26,188 posts)mopinko
(70,388 posts)god would she be great.
BigmanPigman
(51,673 posts)LisaM
(27,863 posts)And I do hope she runs for office. She's extremely effective. There are a lot of things she could do.
hlthe2b
(102,562 posts)and YES< that she runs for office.
SCantiGOP
(13,878 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,043 posts)This article is a bit dated given what has happened since May 2017 (although it was foretold a bit in the article) but it establishes some interesting possibilities - https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/why-would-majority-whip-john-cornyn-leave-the-senate-because-its-a-dead-end-job/2017/05/16/eb0279ee-3a31-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html
BumRushDaShow
(130,043 posts)Make your Momma proud!!!!
A bit late to try to run against Carnival Cruz but Cornyn is up in 2020.