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Editor&#;s Note: This interview, which first appeared in our January/February 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.

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&#;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 fr