Allied Organizations
KRCRC supports and publicizes the work of allied pro-choice organizations. Our newsletter, Voice for Choice, offers these groups a forum in which they can inform the public about their work, recruit members, and solicit donations and other kinds of support. KRCRC also frequently cooperates with other groups to organize demonstrations, inform the public about relevant issues, and support or oppose legislation. The pro-choice allied groups that we support are: |
A Fund, Inc., founded in 1993, raises money to pay for abortions for women who cannot otherwise afford them. All Access EKY (AAEKY) builds support for policies, programs, & services that ensure health equity and reproductive well-being for eastern Kentuckians by combining storytelling, youth empowerment, community outreach, and education. Building the capacity of providers and community stakeholders to ensure that high-quality, comprehensive reproductive health services are accessible and that young Appalachians have the information, access, and opportunity to pursue the future that they envision for themselves. Fairness Campaign combats discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation. Kentucky Health Justice Network (KHJN) is a network of volunteers that provides many kinds of support to women who have chosen to terminate their pregnancies. These services include a toll-free hotline (1-855-576-4576), financial assistance, transportation, interpretation, and more. KHJN/KSN also holds workshops and educational events on reproductive justice and its implications for racial and gender relations. Kentucky Reproductive Freedom Fund is dedicated to maintaining and improving access to contraception and abortion by supporting litigation, policy reform, education for future advocates, and the expansion of access to reproductive care. The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is committed to advancing the goals of reproductive justice so that every person can make their own moral and faith-informed decisions about their body, health, and family. Plan C is a public health creative campaign, started in 2015 by a small team of veteran public health advocates, researchers, social justice activists and digital strategists. Plan C transforms access to abortion in the US by normalizing the self-directed option of abortion pills by mail. For more information, go to www.plancpills.org. Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai'i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky provides high-quality and compassionate health care; reduces unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections through age-appropriate and accurate sexual health education; and advocates freedom of individual choice in all matters of sexual health and reproductive justice. The Reproductive Freedom Project of the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky is dedicated to protecting and expanding reproductive rights for all Kentuckians through education, advocacy, and litigation. Reproductive Rights for Kentucky PAC raises and funnels much-needed campaign support to those elected Kentucky federal and state officials who safeguard women’s rights, and supports candidates for office who oppose legislation that limits access to contraception and abortion. SisterSong is the largest national multi-ethnic Reproductive Justice collective. We are dedicated to growing and supporting the RJ movement, and to uplifting the voices and building the capacity of our movement sisters to win access to abortion and all other reproductive rights. |