Reproductive Rights,Religion, & the Bill of Rights@SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009@SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009

Agenda(former RAC staff…)Introductions and IcebreakerReproductive Rights and the Bill of RightsRCRC’s History and Program OverviewPartner Text Study ActivityGet Involved!Questions@SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009

IntroductionsReproductive Rights and the Bill of RightsRCRC OverviewPartner ActivityGet InvolvedQuestionsIntroductionsEmily GoodsteinEgoodstein@rcrc.orgwww.syrf.org@SYRF1025 Vermont Avenue, NW (McPherson Square)Director, Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom@SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009

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IntroductionsReproductive Rights and the Bill of RightsRCRC OverviewPartner ActivityGet InvolvedQuestionsReproductive What?RIGHTS …HEALTH…JUSTICELegalized abortion through Roe vs Wade“Save the Bay” campaignFull range of reproductive services offered at a clinicVolunteer work through HIPS (Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive)@SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009

IntroductionsReproductive Rights and the Bill of RightsRCRC OverviewPartner ActivityGet InvolvedQuestionsBill of RightsReproductive 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

IntroductionsReproductive Rights and the Bill of RightsRCRC OverviewPartner ActivityGet InvolvedQuestionsClergy Consultation ServicePro-choice clergy in New York begin to organize in 19671,400 members throughout the nation join in one yearFormation of the Religious Coalition on Abortion Rights in 1973@SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009

IntroductionsReproductive Rights and the Bill of RightsRCRC OverviewPartner ActivityGet InvolvedQuestionsWhat'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

IntroductionsReproductive Rights and the Bill of RightsRCRC OverviewPartner ActivityGet InvolvedQuestionsRCRC Members Include@SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009

IntroductionsReproductive Rights and the Bill of RightsRCRC OverviewPartner ActivityGet InvolvedQuestionsRCRC’s MissionThe preservation of reproductive justice through a faith positive lens.@SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009

RCRC’s Programs IncludeIntroductionsReproductive Rights and the Bill of RightsRCRC OverviewPartner ActivityGet InvolvedQuestionsInterfaith OutreachClergy for ChoiceSeminarians for ChoiceMulti-Cultural ProgramsLa Iniciativa LatinaBlack Church InitiativeSpiritual Youth for Reproductive FreedomPublic Policy@SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009

PartnerActivityIntroductionsReproductive Rights and the Bill of RightsRCRC OverviewPartner ActivityGet InvolvedQuestions@SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009

IntroductionsReproductive Rights and the Bill of RightsRCRC OverviewPartner ActivityGet InvolvedQuestionsGet Involved with SYRFREGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTESPROGRAM GRANT$ONLINE COMMUNITYCAMPUS ORGANIZER PROGRAM@SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009

IntroductionsReproductive Rights and the Bill of RightsRCRC OverviewPartner ActivityGet InvolvedQuestionsFind us OnlineFacebook.com/SYRFsUpTwitter.com/SYRFSYRF.org@SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009

IntroductionsReproductive Rights and the Bill of RightsRCRC OverviewPartner ActivityGet InvolvedQuestions@SYRF Machon Kaplan Internship Program July 2009