[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Rabbi Andi Fliegel For all of human history, women’s bodies have held the entirety of the burden, the sacrifice, and the blessing of nurturing, protecting, and carrying the next generation of life into this world. When I gave birth to my son, I was awestruck by the incredible power that my body and spirit
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
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
[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
