doi:10.7916/k2ya-ch40Oral history interview with Cecile Richards, 2021Richards, Cecileoral historiesmixed materialWomen's rights--United StatesPresidents--United StatesHuman reproduction--Law and legislation--United StatesReproductive rights--United StatesAbortion--Law and legislation--United StatesHealth services accessibility--United StatesRichards, CecileObama, BarackPlanned Parenthood Federation of AmericaUnited StatesPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActCecile Richards reflects on her advocacy for women's rights and reproductive healthcare access during the years of the Obama presidency, throughout which she served as president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Richards recounts her development as an organizer and activist, and shares memories of her first encounters with Barack Obama and her support for Obama on the 2008 presidential campaign. She focuses on the politics of reproductive healthcare during the Obama years, and provides details about Planned Parenthood's advocacy for the inclusion of reproductive healthcare provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including meetings with Democratic Party leadership and Obama administration officials, internal deliberations surrounding which versions of healthcare reform Planned Parenthood would support or oppose, and the economic impact of the ACA for women. Richards also describes the increased partisan polarization around reproductive healthcare during the years of the Obama presidency, and she discusses the targeting of Planned Parenthood by congressional Republicans and her efforts to communicate publicly about the range of healthcare services Planned Parenthood provides and its significance as a healthcare provider in communities across the country. Also discussed are Obama's speech to the Planned Parenthood conference in 2013, when he became the first sitting president to address the organization; Planned Parenthood's organizing against legislative initiatives before the Texas state legislature; the role of Planned Parenthood in the 2012 presidential election; the importance of positive statements in support of abortion access; and the involvement of young people in the contemporary movement for reproductive rights