Religious Community for Reproductive Choice

We support every person’s right to self-determination over their own bodies and reproductive lives. We also support access to s*x education, family planning and contraception; affordable child care and health care; adoption services; adequate reproductive and general health care services and adequate insurance coverage for these services.

Based on our religious beliefs and our commitment to reproductive justice, we champion a range of issues that impact families, family formation and the health and well being of communities. This means that our work deeply recognizes the ways in which reproductive justice links to LGBTQ issues, immigration, environmental, racial and economic justice.

Spiritual beliefs can play a significant role in reproductive health decisions. By providing resources and opportunities for dialogue, we hope to help individuals and communities navigate these issues with compassion and understanding.

We offer a collection of blessings and prayers, curated from a wide variety of pro-choice spiritual leaders, for patients and their family members seeking compassionate spiritual anchoring during the clinical stage of an abortion journey.

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Reproductive decision-making is sacred.
Reproductive freedom is religious freedom.
People of faith protect the freedom to choose.

It’s been a time of tremendous change—for worse and for better—in the reproductive freedom landscape, and our growth as an organization is reflecting those shifts. We’ve changed our name, our look, and the way that we do some of our work. But our heart, determination, and core convictions remain the same.

We are a community of faithful and spiritual people committed to fulfilling the sacred task of dismantling and healing religiously-based abortion stigma and shame.

We are the Religious Community for Reproductive Choice.

The Religion & Repro Learning Center is an online educational resource that equips activists, scholars, and religious leaders in support of reproductive freedom.

The fight for reproductive freedom, human dignity, and justice requires that activists be educated and equipped.

Our innovative Learning Center brings into conversation leading experts in religion, justice movements, and a cross-section of academic disciplines including history, law, ethics, and medicine, and more, to help frame the learning.

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People who get abortions are...

✅ Parents
✅ Neighbors
✅ Teachers
✅ Pastors
✅ Business owners
✅ People of all faiths
..and all are deserving of quality, compassionate reproductive care.

It’s been a time of tremendous change—for worse and for better—in the reproductive freedom landscape, and our growth as an organization is reflecting those shifts. We’ve changed our name, our look, and the way that we do some of our work. But our heart, determination, and core convictions remain the same.

We are prioritizing compassionate spiritual care and support for abortion patients, providers, staff, and caregivers as well as anyone who may be wrestling with their faith as it relates to reproductive decision making.

Watch this space for more!

RCRC Board Member Rabbi Josh Fixler joined Rachel Laser of Americans United for Separation of Church and State to discuss challenging abortions bans on the grounds of religious freedom to protect our reproductive freedom and our democracy. Rabbi Fixler, who first served RCRC as a staff member in his early 20s, talked about the role that Jewish leaders and communities have had historically in the fight for reproductive freedom and how that work must continue, especially in places like Houston, Texas where he currently serves as the Associate Rabbi at Congregation Emanu El.

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The discussion followed a screening of "Under G-d," an award-winning documentary short that showcases some of those efforts. The film can be viewed for free at https://buff.ly/3ykde4L

RCRC CEO joined the rePROs Fight Back podcast this week and talked about how to stay hopeful and engaged in the fight for . Check it out https://buff.ly/3WbZhhl

With so many people re-evaluating old beliefs about abortion and reproductive health, we noticed a need for sound, faith-based resources that can help guide individuals through this process. Our clinic pamphlets offer new perspectives, spiritual care, and compassionate support.

Visit the Clinic Resources page of our website at RCRC.org for more.

We prioritize compassionate spiritual care and support for abortion patients, providers, staff, and caregivers as well as anyone who may be wrestling with their faith as it relates to reproductive decision making.

Visit RCRC.org to learn more about the Religious Community for Reproductive Choice!

Our collection of resources combines the wisdom of faith-based perspectives with medically accurate information, helping you navigate the complexities of reproductive choices while staying true to your spiritual values. Visit RCRC.org to check it out!

Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice NEW – Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Rooted in sacred, moral, and reproductive justice values, RCRC is a multifaith, intersectional, and antiracist movement for reproductive freedom and dignity leading in spiritual companionship, curating frameworks for faith leaders, and training the next generation of activists.

Last month our team gathered poolside to celebrate our Communications and Outreach Director, Melanie Bui Larsen, as she prepares to give birth to her second child later this summer.

As mothers and advocates for reproductive freedom, we at RCRC honor the many different parts of our reproductive lives, including the journey of parenthood. For everyone navigating changes in their families and reproductive lives, we send you our love, support, and solidarity.

Congratulations, Melanie!

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"Today’s decision is not a victory for pregnant patients in Idaho. It is a delay." - Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

While we are relieved the Supreme Court ruled that hospitals must provide abortion to patients if it is indicated as the necessary and appropriate care in an emergency, we know even this is not a long- term guarantee. We know religious and political extremists across the country will continue to assault access to reproductive care, IVF, and abortion.

This week's momentary relief on EMTALA reminds us to remain vigilant, to keep having conversations about reproductive freedom, and to share our stories about . We are people of faith, and we demand access to reproductive care.

Throughout our 50+ year history, we have done our best to meet the spiritual needs of the moment and the reproductive freedom movement. As we move forward, we are now focused on three priorities:

🙏Offering spiritual people a sacred space of support, comfort, care, and education as they make reproductive decisions

📚Providing care professionals and spiritual leaders tools and training to help them counsel people during their reproductive journey; and

📢Amplifying young activists and leaders as they work to win religious and reproductive freedom.

Learn more about our work at rcrc.org

RCRC is now Religious Community for Reproductive Choice. “Community” better reflects changes in the religious identity of many Americans and the religious composition of our country since we were founded in 1973. We are a community of faithful and spiritual people committed to fulfilling the sacred task of dismantling and healing religiously-based abortion stigma and shame. And we’re so grateful that you’re with us.

We’ve updated our name, refreshed our look, and recommitted to our core beliefs that:
🌼Reproductive decision-making is sacred.
🙏Reproductive freedom is religious freedom.
🧡People of faith protect the freedom to choose.

Two years ago today, the Dobbs decision reshaped the landscape of reproductive rights in America. While the challenges have been immense, so too has our resolve. We've marched, advocated, and supported each other, fighting tirelessly for access to safe and legal abortion and comprehensive healthcare.

Today, we recommit to protecting these fundamental rights and ensuring that every person has the freedom to make decisions about their own body.

Today and every day, we celebrate love. May you know it, may you give it, may it find you when you need it most.

"The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves."

- Gordon Granger, Union General, June 19, 1865

Nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln emancipated enslaved Africans in America, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas with news of freedom. More than 250,000 African Americans embraced freedom by executive decree in what became known as Juneteenth or Freedom Day. With the principles of self-determination, citizenship, and democracy magnifying their hopes and dreams, those Texans held fast to the promise of true liberty for all.

We hope you have friends and family that will stand with you on every step of your reproductive journey. If you don't, know that there is a wide community of people of many faiths who believe that you deserve to be treated with dignity and care as you make the most personal, important decisions of your life. Visit RCRC.org to learn more.

Visit RCRC.org to see how communities of faith are having curious, compassionate, medically accurate, spiritually honest conversations about reproductive health.

Join our movement!

RCRC is unique in the reproductive health, rights and justice movements because it draws on the moral power of diverse religious communities.

We are faith leaders from many backgrounds who believe all people deserve equal access to the full spectrum of reproductive healthcare without interference from their government.

We walk communities of faith and individuals through reproductive health journeys, from fertility to adoption to abortion to postpartum care. We believe these highly personal decisions are best made by individuals and their families with compassionate support from their communities.

Visit us at rcrc.org to learn more and join our movement.

Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice NEW – Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Rooted in sacred, moral, and reproductive justice values, RCRC is a multifaith, intersectional, and antiracist movement for reproductive freedom and dignity leading in spiritual companionship, curating frameworks for faith leaders, and training the next generation of activists.

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