• January 22, 1973: The Supreme Court recognized in Roe v. Wade that the choice to terminate a pregnancy is a woman's constitutionally protected right.
• Since that time, conservative organizations, certain religious groups, and some elected officials have been working to pass laws that make it nearly impossible for women to have access to safe, legal abortions.
• With the election of an anti-choice president and Congress, there have been increased challenges to a woman's right to choose.

The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism's work on these issues is supported by a generous contribution from The Barbara Bluhm-Kaul Women's Rights Issues Area Endowment.

For More Information

To learn more, contact RAC Legislative Assistant Jill Zimmerman, or visit the following websites:

• RAC Domestic Violence Issue Page
  
• RAC Women's Health Issue Page
  
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute
  
• International Planned Parenthood Federation
  
• MergerWatch
  
• National Abortion Federation
  
• National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL)
  
• National Council of Jewish Women
  
• National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA)
  
• NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
  
• Planned Parenthood
  
• Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
  
• Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS)

Last Updated September 25, 2008