Cory L. Richards
Cory L. Richards | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 Omaha, Nebraska, US |
| Died | April 4, 2013 (aged 64) Washington, D.C., US |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Employer | Guttmacher Institute |
| Spouse |
Douglas Mitchell (m. 2013) |
Cory Lerner Richards (1948 – April 4, 2013) was an American activist for birth control and abortion rights.[1] He worked for the Guttmacher Institute, which he first joined in 1975 as a policy analyst.[2] He was appointed vice president for public policy in 1988, senior vice president in 2000, and executive vice president in 2008.[2]
After graduating from Yale University in 1970, he worked for Peter Kyros, a Democratic U.S. Representative from Maine, which led him toward public health policy.[2]
In 1994, Richards spearheaded the report Uneven and Unequal, which analyzed variability in insurance funding for birth control.[1] In 1998, he founded the Guttmacher Policy Review, a quarterly journal that analyzes sexual and reproductive health and rights issues. The journal's statistical reporting and policy opinions have been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Congress.[2]
Richards also volunteered with NARAL Pro-Choice America, the National Abortion Federation, National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA), and Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS).[1]
He died in 2013 (aged 64) of pancreatic cancer at the Washington Home and Community Hospice.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Cory L. Richards, Champion for Expansion of Birth Control Access, Dies". Feminist Majority Foundation. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ^ a b c d "The Guttmacher Institute Mourns the Loss of Cory L. Richards, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Public Policy". Guttmacher Institute. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ^ "Cory L. Richards, Guttmacher Institute VP". The Washington Post. 27 April 2013.