Religious freedom advocates are celebrating the Supreme Court’s decision to grant a full stay in a recent ruling blocking access to the commonly used abortion medication, mifepristone. In response to the Court’s decision, The Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance, released the following statement:
“Although the future of this case remains uncertain as it continues through the appeals process, the Supreme Court’s decision today is a victory for the rule of law and the reproductive and religious freedom rights of all Americans. True religious freedom means that every American has the right to seek essential care led by their own beliefs and circumstances, not the religious views of public officials.
“Even as we celebrate this ruling, we cannot lose sight of the fact that anti-choice extremists remain bent on forcing their religious beliefs on all of us. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, people of diverse faiths and beliefs have been voicing their opposition and refusing to cede ground to an extreme minority. We will not let up now.”
As a national leader in defending religious freedom and multi-faith democracy, Interfaith Alliance is appalled by the recent surge of Islamophobic hate speech and incitement against NYC Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, and the broader pattern of extreme hate directed against public officials and vulnerable minorities. This hateful rhetoric seeks to spread polarization and division and wrongly pit diverse American communities against one another.
WASHINGTON, DC – Interfaith Alliance, a national leader in defending religious freedom and multi-faith democracy, is deeply disturbed by the Supreme Court’s ruling today in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor. The decision clears the way for further discrimination against diverse groups and undermines public education. While falsely claiming the mantle of religious freedom, it in fact suppresses diversity and promotes exclusion.
WASHINGTON, DC – Interfaith Alliance, a national leader in defending religious freedom and multi-faith democracy, condemns today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, which strips Medicaid recipients of the legal right to seek care from the qualified provider of their choice, including Planned Parenthood.