Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice

In 1967: "Pro-choice clergy in New York form the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion to assist women seeking abortions to find safe services. The founder, Reverend Howard Moody of Judson Memorial Church in New York, was an American Baptist minister. Within a year, the clergy service had 1,400 members throughout the nation.

In 1973: "Mainline Protestant and Jewish leaders meet at the United Methodist Building in Washington, DC, to discuss the Roman Catholic Church’s pledge to overturn the new U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. This meeting, called by the United Methodist Board of Church and Society, leads to the formation of the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights (RCAR)."


 * Reverend Carlton W. Veazey, President and CEO

Board
Accessed September 2011:


 * Alton B. Pollard III - Chair
 * Steve Clapp - Vice Chair
 * Richard Simms - Treasurer
 * Melissa Winham - Secretary
 * Bales Todd -Chair of the Council of Governors
 * Carlton W. Veazey
 * Carol Blowers
 * Joan Brannick
 * Rita Nakashima Brock
 * Ken Brooker-Langston
 * LeRoy Carhart
 * Louis A. Chase
 * Lori Valencia Green
 * Nazir U. Khaja
 * Joan LaMunyon-Sanford
 * Kate Lannamann
 * Jill Morrison
 * Aaron Payson
 * Loey M. Powell
 * Jacinta Montoya Price
 * F. Alexis Roberson
 * Edwin Sanders II
 * Edith V. Silvas
 * Alethea R. Smith-Withers
 * Katey Zeh

Contact
URL: http://rcrc.org

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 * Rodney Shaw