Our Change Statement
Catholics for Choice exists to amplify the voices of the pro-choice Catholic majority and counter Catholic institutional overreach around reproductive freedom.
Across the United States, the Catholic church hierarchy and Catholic nationalists weaponize faith to undermine reproductive rights, silence conscience, and restrict access to care — all powered by the false narrative that people of faith oppose reproductive rights. Anti-abortion actors distort Catholic teaching and threaten both democracy and reproductive freedom.
At Catholics for Choice, we encounter, educate, and embolden pro-choice Catholics nationwide. While we recognize that Catholic institutional overreach in healthcare and policymaking affects everyone, we focus on pro-choice Catholic advocates and those who are questioning the church’s stance on reproductive freedom.
Our work generates impact in three key areas: shifting public perception to demonstrate that the majority of Catholics support reproductive freedom, organizing pro-choice Catholic advocates to counter the institutional Catholic hierarchy, and strengthening the broader reproductive rights movement by highlighting Catholic support for reproductive rights.
Our approach combines three strategic areas:
- To shift public perception, we engage in narrative change through storytelling, digital organizing, and social and earned media, to uplift pro-choice Catholic voices.
- To organize advocates who can counter the Catholic hierarchy, we conduct campaigns to advance state-level policy, support campus organizing at Catholic universities, deepen voter engagement, and build coalitions.
- To strengthen the broader reproductive rights movement, we offer trainings on understanding and engaging pro-choice Catholics. Additionally, we conduct research and provide education for partner organizations.
At the local and national levels, our community of pro-choice Catholics shapes a future where the faithful majority can rise with a vibrant and influential voice capable of reshaping reproductive rights because of their faith and not despite it.
