Contact: Mollie Katz 202-527-9058 Press@rcrc.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2019 RCRC CONDEMNS HATEFUL TERRORIST ATTACKS AIMED AT MUSLIMS IN NEW ZEALAND RCRC mourns the loss of 50 Muslims, murdered by a white supremacist, while they were at prayer in two mosques in New Zealand. We grieve with the loved ones of those who died. We
March 6, 2019 Contact: Mollie Katz 202-527-9058 Press@rcrc.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RCRC DEPLORES ADMINISTRATION’S GAG RULE ON TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING CLINICS The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week published a new rule in the Federal Register governing Title X funding of family planning clinics. The revisions are to go into
February 22, 2019 Contact: Mollie Katz 202-527-9058 Press@rcrc.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RCRC DOUBTS TRUMP’S JUDICIAL NOMINEES WILL JUDGE FEDERAL CASES IMPARTIALLY Our federal courts need a diverse group of fair and independent judges. That’s not what we’re getting. Instead, 40 judges nominated by Trump were rushed through the Senate Judiciary Committee with little time
January 15, 2019 Contact: Mollie Katz 202-527-9058 Press@rcrc.org RCRC Statement on Outcomes of Religious Freedom Cases Challenging ACA Verdicts Arrive Just Before Religious Freedom Day Jan. 16 Federal district court decisions this week in California and Pennsylvania came down against the Trump Administration’s rule that would have allowed more employers to use religious grounds to
November 20, 2018 Dear Senators: On behalf of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC), we are writing to urge you to oppose the confirmation of Thomas Farr to a lifetime position as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Although RCRC does not usually take positions
November 7, 2018 Contact: Mollie Katz 202-527-9058 Press@rcrc.org Statement on the Results of the Midterm Elections In response to the 2018 Midterm Elections, the leadership of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) issued the following statement: In large numbers, voters in this year’s midterm elections have come out to insist on greater checks and balances
October 27, 2018 Contact: Mollie Katz 202-527-9058 Press@rcrc.org Statement Responding to Synagogue Shooting in Pittsburgh The deadly attack today on Jews at prayer in Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue is a tragedy for the local Jewish community and, sadly, another serious warning about the dangers of religious hatred now thriving more and more openly in
October 24, 2018 Contact: Mollie Katz 202-527-9058 Press@rcrc.org RCRC Statement Denouncing Voter Suppression in the 2018 Midterms In response to widespread voter suppression in the upcoming midterm elections, RCRC issued the following statement by its three-person team of executive directors, Delia Allen-O’Brien, Rev. Dr. Cari Jackson, and Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz: As leaders of the Religious Coalition
October 6, 2018 Contact: Mollie Katz 202-527-9058 Press@rcrc.org RCRC Statement on Senate Approval of Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court RCRC is outraged at the Senate’s confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to a lifetime seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. He will now be positioned to shape American law and policy for a generation. Based on
September 28, 2018 Contact: Mollie Katz 202-527-9058 Press@rcrc.org Statement Responding to Senate Judiciary Committee Vote on Kavanaugh Nomination The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice is disappointed in the 11-10 vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee to send Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the full Senate for a vote from the floor. Calling for an FBI investigation
