KRCRC is Kentucky’s state affiliate of the national
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (rcrc.org).
We are an interfaith coalition of people of faith and conscience,
mobilizing our moral power to safeguard and advance reproductive justice in Kentucky. . 
 
Our purpose is to ensure access to family planning,
other reproductive health services (including medically safe abortion) and comprehensive sexuality education.
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.

Member denominations and organizations of the
national Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice include:
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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

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 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
disproportionality 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 pregnancies.

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."
                                                 – from RCRC main website