Reproductive Justice, Faith, and the Bill of Rights
1. Reproductive Rights,Religion, & the Bill of Rights @SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009 @SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009
2. Agenda (former RAC staff…) Introductions and Icebreaker Reproductive Rights and the Bill of Rights RCRC’s History and Program Overview Partner Text Study Activity Get Involved! Questions @SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009
3. Introductions Reproductive Rights and the Bill of Rights RCRC Overview Partner Activity Get Involved Questions Introductions Emily Goodstein Egoodstein@rcrc.org www.syrf.org @SYRF 1025 Vermont Avenue, NW (McPherson Square) Director, Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom @SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009
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8. Introductions Reproductive Rights and the Bill of Rights RCRC Overview Partner Activity Get Involved Questions Reproductive What? RIGHTS …HEALTH…JUSTICE Legalized abortion through Roe vs Wade “Save the Bay” campaign Full range of reproductive services offered at a clinic Volunteer work through HIPS (Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive) @SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009
9. Introductions Reproductive Rights and the Bill of Rights RCRC Overview Partner Activity Get Involved Questions Bill of Rights Reproductive rights decisions are based on the idea of PRIVACY… Ex 1: Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) Justice Douglas used the term “penumbra” to explain the spirit of privacy in the Bill of Rights (“guaranteed by implication” or “the implied powers of a rule”). Ex 2: Roe v. Wade (1973) @SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009
10. Introductions Reproductive Rights and the Bill of Rights RCRC Overview Partner Activity Get Involved Questions Clergy Consultation Service Pro-choice clergy in New York begin to organize in 1967 1,400 members throughout the nation join in one year Formation of the Religious Coalition on Abortion Rights in 1973 @SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009
11. Introductions Reproductive Rights and the Bill of Rights RCRC Overview Partner Activity Get Involved Questions What's in a name? 1973: Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights (RCAR) pronounced “R-car” 1993: RCAR broadens its mission and changed its name to the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) 2001: RCRC starts Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom (SYRF) program Pronounced “surf” @SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009
12. Introductions Reproductive Rights and the Bill of Rights RCRC Overview Partner Activity Get Involved Questions RCRC Members Include @SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009
13. Introductions Reproductive Rights and the Bill of Rights RCRC Overview Partner Activity Get Involved Questions RCRC’s Mission The preservation of reproductive justice through a faith positive lens. @SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009
14. RCRC’s Programs Include Introductions Reproductive Rights and the Bill of Rights RCRC Overview Partner Activity Get Involved Questions Interfaith Outreach Clergy for Choice Seminarians for Choice Multi-Cultural Programs La Iniciativa Latina Black Church Initiative Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom Public Policy @SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009
15. PartnerActivity Introductions Reproductive Rights and the Bill of Rights RCRC Overview Partner Activity Get Involved Questions @SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009
16. Introductions Reproductive Rights and the Bill of Rights RCRC Overview Partner Activity Get Involved Questions Get Involved with SYRF REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTES PROGRAM GRANT$ ONLINE COMMUNITY CAMPUS ORGANIZER PROGRAM @SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009
17. Introductions Reproductive Rights and the Bill of Rights RCRC Overview Partner Activity Get Involved Questions Find us Online Facebook.com/SYRFsUp Twitter.com/SYRF SYRF.org @SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009
18. Introductions Reproductive Rights and the Bill of Rights RCRC Overview Partner Activity Get Involved Questions @SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009