Pro-choice clergy from around the nation to visit Senate, urge no on Alito

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Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) Clergy to Visit Senators in Washington to Urge 'No' Vote on Alito Nomination
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To: National Desk

Contact: Marjorie Signer of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, 202-628-7700 ext. 12 or [e-mail]


WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In the wake of the strong Senate Judiciary Committee opposition against the nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) calls on the full Senate to reject his confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. We applaud the senators who opposed this nominee, who poses a direct threat to women's health and safety.


Christian, Jewish, and Unitarian Universalist clergy who are members of the RCRC Clergy for Choice Network will be in Washington January 25 to visit their Senators and express their opposition to this nomination. Pro-choice ministers and rabbis are arriving from Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.


Samuel Alito's record and testimony leave no doubt that the court will shift to the extreme right if he is confirmed, threatening our hard-won rights and liberties for generations to come. We ask all people of faith who cherish our established constitutional rights to take a stand, said Rev. Carlton W. Veazey, RCRC President and CEO.


The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, founded in 1973, is the national coalition for religious and religiously affiliated organizations from 15 denominations and traditions, working together to ensure reproductive choice and religious freedom.

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