Media Coverage Archive

Abortion Haven: Illinois Before and After Roe v. Wade

LuAnn Atkins speaks to her experiences establishing an early chapter of RCRC in Springfield, IL in 1971.

Coney Barrett Confirmation Stirs ‘Sleeping Giant’ Pro-Choice Religious Community

Rev. Dr. Cari Jackson speaks to the misrepresentation of the religious community re: reproductive choice, and the history that clergy has played in helping people access abortion.

More Than 300 Faith Leaders Call on Trump, Republican Delegates to Change Immigration Policies

RCRC and others join letter to decry the detention of migrant children and the separation of migrant families under Trump.

Denying Abortion Coverage Is Not a Religious Value

RCRC, the National Council of Jewish Women, and Catholics for Choice assert that people of faith support choice, and call on Congress to end the Hyde Amendment in this joint op-ed.

Abortion Rights’ Groups Energized by Supreme Court Ruling

Rev. Dr. Cari Jackson comments on the Trump v Pennsylvania ruling and how it upholds one set of religious beliefs at the expense of others.

State Dept. Commission Cites Religious Freedom as ‘Foremost’ Among Rights

RCRC joins statement in response to misuse of “religious freedom”.

These Evangelical Women Are Abandoning Trump and Their Churches

Elaina Ramsey (RCRC Ohio) shares her experience with evangelism, toxic “purity” culture, and leaving the faith.

Supreme Court Rules for Religious Right, Against Health Care

RCRC is quoted condemning the Court’s decision and the misuse of “religious freedom” as a tool of oppression.

The “Pro-Life” Movement’s Response to COVID-19 Reveals Its Hypocrisy

Op-ed by Rev. Katey Zeh, examining the contradiction between religious conservatives’ response to stay-at-home orders and their anti-choice stances.

Trump Administration Rolling Back Health Care Discrimination Protections During COVID-19 Crisis

Sue Ellen Braunlin comments on the potential impact of the Supreme Court ruling in favor of religious exemptions from the ACA birth control benefit.

Faith Groups React to Claims Famed Anti-abortion Activist Was Paid to Switch Sides

RCRC comments on the anti-abortion movement’s exploitation of Norma McCorvey.

Supreme Court Weighing Abortion Restrictions

An update on the June Medical Services v. Russo Supreme Court case, including comments from Rev. Katey Zeh.

12 Questions From Faith Leaders for Presidential Candidates

Rev. Katey Zeh poses a question on maternal mortality rates—particularly among black women.

Progressive Faith Leaders Decry Trump’s Spiteful Remarks at National Prayer Breakfast

Rev. Katey Zeh comments on the Trump administration’s weaponizing of Christianity to dismantle reproductive freedom.

The Argument for Abortion as a Religious Right

Rev. Zeh discusses how RCRC and other progressive religious groups are disrupting the idea that religion equals anti-choice.

The Argument for Abortion as a Religious Right<br><br><i>We are disrupting the idea that religion equals anti-choice.</i>