Alliance of Faith & Feminism - Women's Health Organizations

WOMEN'S HEALTH
ORGANIZATIONS

Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC) was founded in 1973 to serve as a voice for Catholics who believe that the Catholic tradition supports a woman’s moral and legal right to follow her conscience in matters of sexuality and reproductive health.

Concerned Clergy for Choice

By raising critically needed voices of religious authority, Concerned Clergy for Choice honors a longstanding American role of clergy advocacy for contraception, abortion, sex education, women’s health, equity in health care and stem cell research as a matter of social justice.

Pro-Choice Religious Network

The Planned Parenthood Pro-Choice Religious Network was established in 1994 by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America Clergy Advisory Board. The network is an outgrowth of a national grassroots movement among those who believe there is a spiritual basis for reproductive freedom. Members strive to demonstrate that religious political extremists do not speak for all religions or all religious Americans.
The network seeks to educate the public about the historic and widespread support within the religious community for Planned Parenthood, family planning, and the pro-choice position. Members speak in communities and government chambers throughout the U.S. in support of reproductive freedom, and identify and encourage pro-choice clergy and people of faith to speak out.

Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice

The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice brings the moral power of religious communities to ensure reproductive choice through education and advocacy. The Coalition seeks to give clear voice to the reproductive issues of people of color, those living in poverty, and other underserved populations.
RCRC was founded in 1973 to safeguard the newly won constitutional right to abortion. The Coalition founders were clergy and lay leaders from mainstream religions, many of whom had provided women with referrals to safe abortion services before the Supreme Court legalized abortion in Roe v. Wade. The founders believed that there would be at most a ten-year struggle to secure the right to choose. In fact the struggle is far from over. It has changed and intensified, and the stakes are growing.
Today, the Religious Coalition comprises national organizations from major faiths and traditions, religiously affiliated and independent religious organizations, affiliates throughout the country, the national Clergy for Choice Network, Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom chapters, The Black Church Initiative, and individuals who support reproductive choice and religious freedom.

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