RCRC has joined with the Interfaith Alliance and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State in support of the First Freedom First campaign.

All Americans must be free to make choices concerning their own health in keeping with their personal beliefs.

Opponents of reproductive freedom often seek legislation based on their own religious doctrines. Creating laws that are grounded in religious belief, however, conflicts with the separation of church and state and compromises our religious liberty. We must be allowed to live our lives according to our own beliefs.

At the center of the reproductive health debate are important questions about individual conscience. Decisions about family planning and emergency contraceptives should be resolved privately, based on our personal beliefs. Individuals may look to their own faith or other ethical considerations as they make these choices, but the government must never mandate that all Americans must follow the tenets of one religious viewpoint. Religious liberty is a basic right guaranteed to all Americans. We must not deny women this basic freedom.

Offering a variety of choices around reproductive health offers each of us the opportunity to make the best decisions about our options.

To learn more about the First Freedom First campaign, and to sign the petition to safeguard religious liberty, go to First Freedom First.