Cecile Richards Quotes & Sayings

Thanks to President Obama, being a woman will no longer be a pre-existing condition! — Cecile Richards

No mother in the world wants her daughter to have fewer rights than she did. — Cecile Richards

We applaud Congress for extending equitable abortion coverage to female Peace Corps volunteers. — Cecile Richards

I can't imagine that my children would have fewer rights, and less access to the safest, best health care. — Cecile Richards

It's better to be a corporation today than to be a woman in front of the Supreme Court. — Cecile Richards

Nearly 100 years ago, when Planned Parenthood was founded, birth control was illegal. — Cecile Richards

At Planned Parenthood, we see the impact of abortion stigma firsthand, in the women who delay getting reproductive health care because they fear they'll be labeled and judged. We see the effect of stigma on doctors, health center staffers, and others who help provide abortion services. And we see the impact in laws that regulate and restrict abortion in ways that would never happen with any other medical procedure. — Cecile Richards

President Obama understands women. He trusts women. And on every issue that matters to us, he stands with women. — Cecile Richards

So why are we having to fight in 2012 against politicians who want to end access to birth control? It's like we woke up in a bad episode of 'Mad Men.' — Cecile Richards

This year women learned that if we aren't at the table, we're on the menu. — Cecile Richards

And because of President Obama, more women than ever are serving in the Cabinet and on the Supreme Court. — Cecile Richards

The national policy of promoting abstinence-only programs is a $1.5 billion failure and teenage girls are paying the real price. — Cecile Richards