The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice ( RCRC ) is an abortion rights organization founded in 1973 by clergy and lay leaders from mainline denominations and faith traditions to create an interfaith organization following Roe v. Wade , the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion in the U.S. In 1993, the original name – the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights (RCAR) – was changed to the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.
10-510: RCRC may refer to: Organizations [ edit ] Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Royal Commission for Riyadh (RCRC: Royal Commission for Riyadh City), Saudi Arabia Red Cross and Red Crescent (RC/RC), see International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement River City Rowing Club at Washington Lake (California) Other uses [ edit ] Residual Cashflow Reallocation Cashflow, calculated for electricity billing in
20-587: A plaintiff in Supreme Court cases Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt and Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson . In 2021, Kentucky RCRC paid $ 12,000 for religious, pro-abortion digital billboards in Louisville , Nicholasville , and Paducah , Kentucky. They raised over $ 8,000 towards the advertisements through a fundraising campaign on GoFundMe . The wording of the advertisements drew critiques from religious anti-abortion groups. In response to
30-800: Is criticized as advancing a "theology of choice" in Holy Abortion , a 2003 book co-authored by United Methodist Michael J. Gorman , a professor at St. Mary's Seminary & University in Baltimore, Maryland. Carlton W. Veazey Reverend Carlton W. Veazey is a minister in the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A. , and the President of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC). Veazey founded RCRC's National Black Church Initiative. Veazey
40-496: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice RCRC give spiritual guidance to women seeking abortions; doctors, doulas , and other health care professionals; other clergy; and reproductive rights activists. They advocate for laws that expand access to reproductive care. In 2012, the Ohio RCR successfully opposed two bills in
50-511: The state legislature that would have defunded Planned Parenthood and instituted a heartbeat bill . The executive director of the Ohio RCRC at the time, Cathy Levy, said part of their success was due to RCRC "coordinat[ing] clergy to testify in opposition" to the bills. RCRC members bless abortion clinics. In the late 2010s, RCRC members in Texas blessed several Whole Woman's Health clinics,
60-726: The 2021 Texas Heartbeat Act , the New Mexico RCRC financially assisted women who traveled from Texas to New Mexico to receive abortions. In the late 1990s, Carlton W. Veazey became the president and CEO of RCRC. During first few years of his leadership, he created the National Black Church Initiative within RCRC. He and other members of the initiative founded the National Black Religious Summit on Sexuality. The first summit
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80-487: The national RCRC dissolved their state affiliate network. Prior to that dissolution, the state affiliates and state networks of the Religious Coalition were involved in advocacy, education, community service, and implementing RCRC programs such as Clergy for Choice, All Options Clergy Counseling, and Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom at the community and state level. Coalition Council Members: RCRC
90-489: Was held on June 12-13, 1997 at Howard University . Over 250 people attended and events included worship services, workshops, and keynote speeches. Calvin O. Butts , Henry Foster , Kelly Brown Douglas , and Walter Fauntroy spoke at the summit. In 2000, RCRC and the NBCI launched a seminary project in order to educate Black clergy on issues of sexuality, reproductive choice, HIV prevention, and teenagers and sex. In 2023,
100-748: Was the 7th pastor of the Zion Baptist Church of DC from 1960 to 1993, when he was removed by vote of the membership. Veazey is a graduate from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the Howard University School of Divinity . From April 3, 1970, to Aug 8, 1973 he was a Republican member of Washington, DC's appointed City Council just before the beginning of home rule, having been appointed by Nixon. In addition to being an outspoken proponent of reproductive rights , he has also been an outspoken critic of theocracy in
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