Celebrating R-Soul: 100 Podcast Episodes and Counting by Kelley Fox, Faith Organizer If you didn’t know already, Faith Choice Ohio has a podcast called R-Soul, and just last week we celebrated our 100th episode!  R-Soul was one of the first projects that I started here at Faith Choice Ohio in June 2020, and it is truly one of the favorite things that I do in this work. R-Soul is where we talk about things going on in the world, connect with partners about the work we collectively need to do, and where we can talk openly about the struggles we have as advocates committed to reproductive j ..read more

Watching & Waiting: The Mifepristone Abortion Pill Case by Kelley Fox, Faith Organizer Once again, we find ourselves in a period of waiting, watching, and hoping for justice at the Supreme Court.  On March 26th, the Supreme Court heard arguments in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine — a case that could decide whether mifepristone should have been approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). This case not only has the potential to block access to abortions via mifepristone in the future, but it could also cast doubt on any other medication regulated by the FDA. Mifeprist ..read more

Radical Inclusion & Reproductive Freedom From Youngstown and Cincinnati to New Orleans, our team is always on the move advocating for reproductive freedom and practicing radical inclusion! Learn more about our faith-rooted work in this newsletter:  March 6th: Community Meeting for International Women's Day March 8th: Youngstown Abortion Care Package Event & Fundraiser March 16th: Cincinnati Faith & Repro Training Day May 7th-9th: SACReD Gathering in New Orleans R-Soul Podcast: The Post-Roe Predictability of Alabama's IVF Fiasco NEW Way to Give! Text FAITHCHOICE to ..read more

Fertile Ground: What Today’s IVF Debate Means for the Future of Reproductive Freedom by Rev. Terry Williams, Faith Organizer Have you ever taken a position in an argument that you ended up regretting later on? National anti-abortion politicians sure have — and we’re watching them try to walk it all back quickly before too many people notice. For decades, the same crowd that has rhetorically staked their self-identification around moral claims like “pro-life” and “pro-family” are suddenly being confronted with a major wrinkle in their ethical space-time continuum: in vitro fertilization. In vit ..read more

A New Year of Religion & Repro Offerings by Kelley Fox, Faith Organizer I hope 2024 is off to a great start for you & yours! As one of two faith organizers on the team, I’m committed to equipping & empowering others to advocate for religious & reproductive freedom in every season. To help kick off the year, I’ve highlighted several of our programmatic offerings in this newsletter. I invite you to get involved in our work for the very first time and/or in new ways. Whether it’s joining our Community Meeting this week to create a vision board and set intentions for the year ahea ..read more

Ohio’s Bigger Lie: Misrepresentation as Both Disease & Delusion by Rev. Terry Williams, Faith Organizer January 6th, 2021 was a turning point in our nation’s history. The culmination of the so-called “Big Lie,” it showed in stark terms the effects of dishonest dealings from people in high places.  The “Big Lie” — the idea that the 2020 presidential election was somehow stolen from then-President Donald J. Trump — is a shorthand way to reference not only a system of disordered thinking and bogus lawsuits, but also the pernicious, facts-be-damned belief in this clearly refuted falsehood ..read more

What’s Next? Abortion Care Packages by Samantha Allen, Program Coordinator In this season of gratitude and in celebration of the recent win for abortion access & reproductive rights in Ohio, I’m thrilled to announce the launch of our newest program to support abortion seekers across the state! We are proud to offer our new Abortion Care Package program to expand our work via The Jubilee Fund as we continue to engage the power of groups and faith communities like yours to help support abortion seekers. And it’s a great way for your community to keep the momentum going for abortion access an ..read more

Ohio Has Faith in Abortion Seekers! Ohioans turned out at the polls and showed up for each other — like we’ve been doing for years before this moment — with a resounding YES on Issue 1! Together, we did it. Every good thing is done in community, and it took literally every person in this struggle to make this outcome real. THANK YOU to every person who called, canvassed, sent text messages, talked with neighbors, and took time to learn new ways to speak from your values. For every person who worked for this historic day, thank you and congratulations. This victory belongs to us all. Here at F ..read more

I'm Voting for Issue 1 Because of My Faith — Not in Spite of It by Rev. Terry Williams, Faith Organizer On the eve of Election Day, we are doing one last prayerful push to get out the vote. As abortion opponents continue to spread misinformation, we are here to faithfully counter the lies & deception with The Truth About Issue 1. Check out these graphics and share them with your family, friends, and neighbors:  View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize As I wrote in a recently published op-ed, “Issue 1 will ..read more

Faithfully Vote YES on Issue 1 by Elaina Ramsey, Executive Director We’re only one week away from the election! If you haven’t already, be sure to vote YES on Issue 1 by November 7th to protect access to contraception, fertility treatments, abortions, miscarriage care, and pregnancy rights. We want to make sure you have all our best resources as you head to the polls or encourage others to vote. Here are the Top 10 questions that we’ve been asked about Issue 1. Our incredible partners at Catholics for Choice also produced this video to help us build faith-rooted, nonpartisan support for Issu ..read more