Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2020   Contact: Rev. Katey Zeh | RCRC, Interim CEO | press@rcrc.org Jocelyn Foye | The Womxn Project, Co-Director | jsfoye@gmail.com Karla Gonzales Garcia | COLOR, Policy Director | karla@colorlatina.org Aimee Thorne Thomsen | SisterSong, Interim Executive Director | aimee@sistersong.net   NEW INITIATIVE LAUNCHES TO SUSTAIN COMMUNITY IN TROUBLED TIMES Advocates come together to help

Contact: Rev. Katey Zeh Interim CEO press@rcrc.org   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2020   CLERGY AND FAITH LEADERS TO RALLY AT THE SUPREME COURT Religious advocates join thousands from around the country to make it clear that God loves people who seek abortion and our faith compels us to eliminate barriers to safe, affordable

Contact: Mollie Katz mkatz@rcrc.org 202-628-9058     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2019     RCRC HAILS FAMILY PLANNING PROVIDERS’ RESISTANCE TO NEW TITLE X RESTRICTIONS ROOTED IN CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANITY   Family planning providers that receive federal funding under the Title X program — including Planned Parenthood health centers — have announced they will defy

May 31, 2019   Dear Senators: On behalf of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC), I am writing to urge you to oppose the confirmation of Matthew Kacsmaryk to a lifetime position as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. It is unusual for RCRC to take a

Contact: Mollie Katz press@rcrc.org 202-527-9058   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2019   RCRC MAKES CHANGE IN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Rev. Katey Zeh Named Interim Executive Director   The Board of Directors of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) has made a leadership change in the day-to-day management of the organization, moving from three executive

Contact: Mollie Katz 202-527-9058 Press@rcrc.org   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2019   RCRC STATEMENT ON ALABAMA ABORTION BAN AND OTHER SEVERE STATE LAWS   Responding to the passage of an extreme anti-abortion bill in Alabama yesterday, the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice issued the following statement:   “The extreme and uncommonly harsh anti-abortion bill

Contact: Mollie Katz 202-527-9058 Press@rcrc.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2019   RCRC STATEMENT ON THE SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING IN CALIFORNIA ON PASSOVER   In response to the shooting at the Poway, Cal., synagogue on the last day of Passover, the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) released the following statement: “Sorrow and concern are taking up

Contact: Mollie Katz 202-527-9058 Press@rcrc.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2019   RCRC DEPLORES EASTER TERRORIST ATTACKS IN SRI LANKA In response to the suicide bombings in Sri Lanka over the Easter holiday, the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) released the following statement: “Once again, the world watched in horror as terrorists took aim

Contact: Mollie Katz 202-527-9058 Press@rcrc.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2019   DR. WILLIE PARKER RESIGNS FROM RCRC BOARD OF DIRECTORS  This statement can be attributed to RCRC Board Chair, Rev. Linda Jaramillo The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice today issued the following statement in reference to sexual misconduct allegations against Dr. Willie Parker, vice

Contact: Mollie Katz 202-527-9058 Press@rcrc.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2019   RCRC CHALLENGES RESTRICTIVE ABORTION LAWS IN KENTUCKY AND MISSISSIPPI WHICH IMPOSE ONE RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE ON ALL The governors of Kentucky and Mississippi have each signed uncommonly tough restrictions on abortion into law in recently. These laws ban abortion beginning when a fetal heartbeat