Catholics For Choice

If you’re attending the Commision on the Status of Women this year, we’d love to see you at our Parallel Event: The Role of Faith-Based Advocacy in Advancing Sexual & Reproductive Rights! ?? We’ll be co-hosting this event with Catolicas por el Derecho a Decidir Argentina in Spanish with simultaneous interpretation in English.

Erin Matson, Chair of the Board of Directors, issued the following statement on a leadership transition: https://lnkd.in/gQdP5HX5

Sending so much love, appreciation, and gratitude to every volunteer, every organizer, every single person who gave it their all. You should be so proud. We got more votes to restore abortion rights in Florida than Gov. DeSantis did in his "landslide" victory in 2018. Our system is a travesty, but we stand firm in our values and love for each other and the fundamental human right to bodily autonomy. Thank you, Progress Florida, Catholics For Choice, Floridians for Reproductive Freedom, Florida Rising, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, ACLU of Florida, and Yes on 4 Florida for all your hard work! Today we grieve, tomorrow we organize!

After this election, we know the future of reproductive rights in this country may feel uncertain and scary.?But here’s what we do know: Our movement will always need advocates who will be loud and proud about their reproductive justice values. That’s why we’re offering 30 seats to our extremely discounted, open-seat workshop — Beyond the Divide: Clarifying Our Values About Abortion.?Reserve your seat for this comprehensive workshop today. Our programs have been tested and proven by more than 6,000 advocates and 1,200 organizations in 41 countries around the world.?We’ve helped medical personnel, government officials, religious leaders (including Catholic priests and nuns), and reproductive rights activists clarify their thinking and their values about these often-fraught topics.? If you are looking to deepen your activism or want to join together with like-minded folks to discuss what we do next,?be sure to purchase your ticket to reserve one of our 30 available seats. https://lnkd.in/gg9ui4U6

Catholics for Choice, which uplifts and amplifies the voices of the majority of Catholics who believe in reproductive freedom, issued a statement from?Christopher Wimbush, Interim President,?on today’s news that Donald Trump and JD Vance have won the 2024 presidential election. Read the full press release below: https://lnkd.in/gGdZT-i8

If you feel deeply uncomfortable with the anti-choice and overtly political messages your church or parish has been spreading, Catholics for Choice created a pro-choice liturgy so that you can still honor your faith this week without being inundated with abrasive messaging. Watch a video recording of our homily and download the full liturgy here: https://lnkd.in/g4zUkRag

On November 21 and December 5, Catholics for Choice will be offering two virtual open-seat workshops at our special launch price! Our programs have been tested and proven by more than 6,000 advocates and 1,200 organizations in 41 countries around the world. These open-seat workshops are open to anyone looking to clarify their values about abortion, and are particularly useful to those in leadership positions who would like to experience the workshop themselves before hosting a workshop for your organization. Co-facilitated by Elyce Nollette-Alston, MPIA, PMP, this full-day, retreat-like, interactive experience provides a safe, facilitated environment to reflect on complex questions around abortion and reproductive rights. Reserve your seat and learn more about our workshops below: https://lnkd.in/gBS5hQbc

We are so grateful for our incredible advocates like Cathy Hannah Pérez who speak up on behalf of pro-choice Catholics across the country!

Happy National Coming Out Day! Whether you're out, thinking about it, or not ready yet, your worth is sacred, your beauty is divine, and you are deeply loved by God. We see you, love you, and will always be here to support you! ????

Thank you to Angela Giuffrida and The Guardian for covering our work in Rome! --- “One of the reasons we’re so focused on it in the US is because 98% of Catholic women have used birth control other than natural family planning and one in four abortion patients is Catholic,” said Ashley Wilson, a senior adviser for Catholics for Choice. “But the issue of abortion, and contraception, does not get the same amount of attention as other church justice issues, even though it affects possibly far more people. For [the Church hierarchy] to say that ‘we need to be tough on abortion’ feels really out of touch. We cannot pass up this opportunity to have our voices heard.” https://lnkd.in/gHzjgS-i