Kentucky Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice

09/05/2026

"Providers are seeing more patients in need of abortions later in pregnancy as abortion bans and restrictions proliferate in US states, all while access to insurance falls."

Patients are showing up ‘later and sicker’ for abortion care as more US states adopt bans and significant restrictions

09/04/2026

"Every minute, 23 girls around the world wed, according to the Girls Not Brides campaign, a coalition of more than 1,000 organizations across 100 countries. No child should be married. But girls are far more likely to be affected than boys, accounting for nine in 10 of those wed before 18, and their spouses are often much older men."

Editorial: There’s growing agreement that under-18s need to be protected – but international turmoil is pushing many towards wedlock

09/03/2026

Today, we mourn the loss of women's rights and social justice icon, Gloria Steinem. We celebrate her life and express our gratitude for the unrelenting work she did as a journalist, writer, activist, and fierce champion of equality.

This quote is from a March 6, 2023 interview Gloria did with the video series by the Ford Foundation . In it she reflects on why access to abortion and reproductive rights is essential to women's equality.

Rest in power, Gloria. 💜

09/02/2026

Friends, the 7-day countdown is officially on to Give for Good Louisville, our biggest community-powered fundraiser of the year.

Please mark your calendars for 9.10.26. and be a part of something good... with us, again! 

Our work depends on your generous support. 💜

Link is already in our bio 🔗

09/02/2026

Earlier in August, some misinformation circulating online about the risks related to the COVID vaccine. It is important to remember that "numerous studies have shown that Covid-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy, but Republican senators have recently stirred up false and misleading claims that are now spreading on social media."

Numerous studies have shown that Covid-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy, but Republican lawmakers and Trump administration officials have recently stirred up false and misleading claims that are now spreading on social media.

09/01/2026

Our KRCRC team was very excited to see the "Abortion Pills By Mail” mayday.health banner flying overhead this past weekend as we were running our Repro Rights table at the Kentucky State Fair.

Apparently, our state’s Attorney General, Russell Coleman, wasn’t. “It appears abortion activists are flying over Louisville advertising illegal drugs. They are breaking the law.”

WHAS11 gave us the opportunity to weigh in.

"I just think that even kids, and every person is entitled to the same, factual information. There are many different faiths, many people believe many different things, and the government should not be telling you what you can do to your body, based on the legislators religious beliefs.” - Dr. Michelle Elisburg, Board Certified Pediatrician, Board Member - KRCRC

Link to the story in our bio or tap here: https://tinyurl.com/3vs3r5r2

09/01/2026

Showing support for people standing up to the attacks of the anti-choice.

A filmed standoff between a Driggs cafe owner and a student group went viral. The owner says his words were misrepresented.

08/31/2026

Mark your calendar: September 10 is Give for Good Louisville. We need your support.

08/30/2026

What a great campaign!

This past Friday, fairgoers may have spotted at the Kentucky State Fair an unexpected message in the sky: abortion pills by mail.

Founder Leo Raisner said that given Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban, “a lot of times pregnant people think that they might be completely out of options, and we want people to know th…

08/30/2026

"She could understand the complexities of a country she loved—a country that offered extraordinary possibilities while denying equality to women, dispossessing Indigenous people and subjecting Black Americans to enslavement, Jim Crow and continuing discrimination. That was Parton’s expansive vision of America: not a country that retreats into cruelty or scarcity, but one strong enough to care for its children, support its neighbors and allow every person to thrive."

Remembering Dolly Parton, the feminist country icon whose songwriting, business savvy and philanthropy uplifted communities.