Rhode Island, Coalitions

    January 23, 2013

    On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Justice (formerly RI Choice Coalition) continues to stand with women and their families to reinforce the importance of safe and legal abortion. ...

    January 16, 2013

    Paula Hodges, PPSNE's Rhode Island Director of Public Policy & Advocacy, testified before the State House Judiciary Committee on behalf of Rhode Islanders United for Marriage, supporting House Bill 2015, which would legalize gay marriage in the state. ...

    January 23, 2012

    By Paula Hodges, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England On January 22, 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the landmark Roe v. Wade case. The decision ensured that the right to privacy in the U.S. Constitution permits a woman to choose...

    January 23, 2012

    BY Jim Baron PROVIDENCE – Combining legislators, activists and women’s rights groups, the Rhode Island Choice Coalition held a rally in the Statehouse Rotunda Thursday in anticipation of Sunday’s 39th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that...

    January 19, 2012

    Providence – Today the Rhode Island Choice Coalition gathered to commemorate the 39th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision handed down on January 22, 1973. Senator Josh Miller, Representative Edith Ajello, Representative Teresa Tanzi and leaders from community...

    January 17, 2012

    The Rhode Island Choice Coalition exists to preserve, promote and protect all aspects of women's reproductive health care and reproductive justice through advocacy and legislative action statewide and nationally. The Rhode Island Choice Coalition includes the following organizations: ...