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
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Rev. Dr. Cari Jackson The Senate recently passed a resolution saying it’s unconstitutional to disqualify a candidate for a federal appointment because he belongs to the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization. That’s the latest punch in a brawl in the Senate lasting several weeks about whether it’s appropriate to ask nominees
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
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Two major events coincided, making this a big week in the fight for religious freedom in reproductive health, rights and justice. Federal judges handed down decisions in two separate cases preventing some people’s religious beliefs from blocking other people’s access to insurance coverage of birth control. And the decisions arrived within days of Religious Freedom
