Roe v. Wade
3 Jewish women file suit against Kentucky abortion bans on religious grounds
By Yonat Shimron — October 7, 2022
(RNS) — It's the third such suit brought by Jewish organizations or individuals since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, claiming the state is imposing a Christian understanding of when life begins.
Abortion is a matter of ‘freedom’ for Biden and Democrats
By Seung Min Kim — September 26, 2022
(AP) — Organizations supportive of abortion rights say research shows that framing the issue as a matter of freedom is by far the most effective message for voters across all political persuasions.
For ‘sandwich generation’ women, make this Labor Day weekend a Labor ‘sabbath’
By Amy Laura Hall — September 3, 2022
(RNS) — Women need labor unions to secure time for all of our work, as mothers, daughters and employees.
Erasing pro-life Christians of color
By Charles C. Camosy — August 30, 2022
(RNS) — A post-Dobbs narrative breezily associates all anti-abortion activism and policies with racism.
Now more than ever: Let’s get the Equal Rights Amendment finalized
By Ani Zonneveld, Lisa Sharon Harper, Mary E. Hunt, Valarie Kaur, Sharon Brous, and Allyson McKinney Timm — August 26, 2022
(RNS) — As women of faith, we are committed to the common task of making the ERA the law of the land.
Clergy, social workers fear fallout from Okla. abortion laws
By Sean Murphy — August 15, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Clergy members, social workers and even librarians have raised concerns about being exposed to criminal or civil liability for just discussing the topic.
Was Kansas a wake-up moment for pro-lifers? Indiana shows they’re still dreaming.
By Mark Silk — August 8, 2022
(RNS) — To judge from Indiana's new abortion legislation, the pro-life movement is still in a Roe-era mode.
Tony and Lauren Dungy: On faith and family, football and race, winning and losing
By Adelle M. Banks — August 8, 2022
(RNS) — 'I think the world looks at us in our times of disappointment much more so than they look at us in our times of triumph,' said Tony Dungy.
The pro-life movement must move beyond Donald Trump — and we just got our game plan
By Charles C. Camosy — July 29, 2022
(RNS) — It is time for pro-lifers to abandon the nose-holding, smash the MAGA idol and find a different way.
Catholic hospitals’ growth impacts reproductive health care
By David Crary and Susan Haigh — July 25, 2022
PUTNAM, Conn. (AP) — Concerns in blue states pertain to such services as contraception, sterilization and certain procedures for handling pregnancy emergencies.
What the Bible actually says about abortion may surprise you
By Melanie A. Howard — July 25, 2022
(The Conversation) — Faith can inform opinions about abortion on both sides of the political debate, but the Bible itself says nothing directly about the topic, a biblical scholar explains.
A new survey found Latino Catholics overwhelmingly support abortion rights. Here’s why.
By Alejandra Molina — July 18, 2022
(RNS) — With Roe v. Wade overturned, new data from the Washington, D.C.-based Public Religion Research Institute found that among Latino Catholics, 75% say abortion should be legal in most or all cases. That’s a big jump from the 51% who said so in 2010.
Gen Z mixes abortion politics — like all their politics — with spirituality
By Josh Packard — July 15, 2022
(RNS) — College-age Americans resist fixed definitions for what it means to be religious.
As states ban abortion, a new spotlight on an old battle over sex education
By Riley Farrell — July 14, 2022
(RNS) — Half of the states set to ban abortion have no mandate that schools teach sex education. Only four require curricula to address contraception.
Abortion is not a ‘Jewish value’ for all Jews
By Avi Shafran — July 13, 2022
(RNS) — The media has deposited in the public sphere that all of Judaism embraces ‘abortion rights.’
