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KRCRC defines the public advocacy of reproductive rights as its central purpose.
We work in many political arenas. We maintain contact with our legislators all through the year. During the legislative session, we inform our grassroots network about proposed laws on matters related to reproductive health and encourage them to communicate with their representatives. By transporting pro-choice advocates to Frankfort, joining with allied organizations in demonstrations, and individual lobbying, we remind legislators that support for reproductive rights in Kentucky is deep and broad. Representatives of KRCRC also work to influence local government. Members of our board also participate in the fight for universal healthcare. Sometimes our advocacy takes the form of organizing public rallies. Twice in 2017 we rallied, in collaboration with sister organizations, in support of EMW Women's Surgical Center. In 2021 we demonstrated outside the Seelbach Hotel where Justice Amy Coney Barrett was speaking. Lobbying KRCRC collaborates with the American Civil Liberties Union/Reproductive Health Project, League of Women Voters, National Council of Jewish Women and other organizations to lobby Kentucky legislators regarding issues concerning reproductive health and choice. The entire KRCRC community can be mobilized to send e-mails, letters and telephone calls to legislators when needed. Every February we join with ACLU and Planned Parenthood to lobby and rally on Reproductive Rights Lobby Day in the Capitol Rotunda. |
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