Abortion--Religious aspects--Catholic Church
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Catholics for Choice records
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00742
Overview
The Catholics for Choice Records are comprised of organizational records, including correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and articles, that document the organization's mission of "support[ing] a woman's moral and legal right to follow her conscience in matters of sexuality and reproductive health."
Lawrence Lader papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00704
Overview
Lawrence Lader (1919-2006) was a birth control and abortion-rights activist and author. Among many other actions, he co-founded NARAL Pro-Choice America with Betty Friedan and others, and was active in the lawsuits that made RU-486 legal in the United States in 2000. This collection documents his work as an author and activist for women's reproductive rights, including safe and legal abortion.
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health records
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00527
Overview
The collection contains Newsletters and pamphlets of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, an organization that ensures the fundamental human right to reproductive health for Latinas, their families and their communities through education, advocacy and coalition building.