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The Kentucky Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (KRCRC) organization includes people of faith and conscience, working together to ensure access to family planning, other reproductive health services (including medically safe abortion), and comprehensive sexuality education.
Our mission is to advocate for the right of all Kentuckians to exercise reproductive and religious freedom consistent with their beliefs. We use advocacy, education and outreach to support access to reproductive health services, including abortion, and we make available information necessary to make informed choices. We oppose government interference in personal health decisions. Planning one’s family is a fundamental right and a key factor in determining the physical, social and economic health and well-being of individuals, their families and their communities. Many mainstream religions support the right of women to make decisions about their reproductive lives. Such decisions can be moral, ethical, and religiously responsible. Government must affirm and protect each woman’s right to act in accordance with her own conscience and religious beliefs. Religious denominations and organizations supporting choice include: Denominations
Episcopal Church Jewish – Conservative, Reform, Humanist and Reconstructionist Metropolitan Community Church Unitarian Universalist United Church of Christ Caucuses/Organizations American Jewish Committee American Jewish Congress Anti-Defamation League Catholics for Choice Central Conference of American Rabbis Disciples for Choice Episcopal Women’s Caucus Jewish Women International Lutheran Women’s Caucus NA’AMAT USA National Council of Jewish Women Presbyterians Affirming Reproductive Options (PARO) Presbyterian Mission Agency |
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We welcome people and groups of all faiths,
as well as people of conscience. We believe that a woman's right to make reproductive choices is sacred and fundamental to religious freedom. We oppose government interference and coercion in family decisions about when and whether to have children. We spread the message that mainstream people of faith are pro-choice, pro-family planning, and pro-sex education. We support women's right to make choices that are in keeping with their faith and circumstances. We reach out to people of color, those living in poverty, and all marginalized groups disproportionately affected by restrictive laws and policies. We advocate for resources to make reproductive options a reality for all. We engage in discussions to explore diverse theological perspectives for reproductive choice. We support compassionate, non-judgmental, all-options, faith-based counseling for women who are facing difficult reproductive decisions. |
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From the beginning
The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) evolved from an underground network of ministers and rabbis called the Clergy Consultation Service (CCS), formed in 1967, six years before the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States.
Many of the clergy involved had also been active in the Civil Rights Movement. They connected their racial justice activism to their commitment to helping women and families gain access to safe abortions.
Many of the clergy involved had also been active in the Civil Rights Movement. They connected their racial justice activism to their commitment to helping women and families gain access to safe abortions.