Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice

Reports from Mississippi are mixed. The fate of Initiative 26 may hinge on voters like the pro-life woman whose stepdaughter had an ectopic pregnancy – and whose life was saved by a medical procedure that would be banned if the amendment passes.

The Jewish moral imperative of pikuach nefesh – saving a life – makes safeguarding reproductive rights a vital Jewish moral value.

On the heels of a fantastic day of solidarity and compassion, I am again re-fueled in this fight for reproductive freedom.

We who believe in human rights must speak out at every opportunity to educate people about why women have a later-term abortion and why we must protect that right.

Anti-choice groups rallied to protest Dr. Carhart's new Maryland pressence, while a group of religious reproductive advocates provided silent witness and clinic support.

It concerns me that laws drawn from religious beliefs are being considered and in some cases, passed, in legislatures dominated by men who are moved too much by those religious beliefs.