From the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion to the modern day struggle for intersectional reproductive freedom, religious voices have been at the forefront of fights that matter for generations. We’re here to amplify essential voices, tell stories that often go unheard, and lift up the holy and healing work of faithfully pro-choice activists like you.
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Ohio enshrined reproductive freedom in the state constitution in 2023, but sneaky attempts to thwart the will of the people are still very much in play. Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams take aim at some sly laws slipped in to the state budget and shoved through the latest legislative session that seek to burden reproductive healthcare providers, stigmatize abortion seekers, and ultimately force a minority religious viewpoint onto the bodies of every Ohioan.
Calling out the dishonesty and religious hypocrisy of crafty anti-abortion zealots, Kelley and Terry help listeners gain perspective, centering this episode on the important truth at the core of this struggle — that people who support abortion-positive policies are in the majority in Ohio and beyond.
Links to discussed content:
- Ohio Monthly Abortion Report - https://odh.ohio.gov/explore-data-and-stats/published-reports/data-and-stats-abortion-reports
- What are TRAP laws? - https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/issues/abortion/types-attacks/trap-laws
- Preaching Personhood: The Politics of Ignoring People In the Present - https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/preaching-personhood-the-politics-of-ignoring-people-in-the-present/
- SMA in Good Faith Training - https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/self-managed-abortion-in-good-faith-training
- Abortions are Holy, a new zine by Faith Choice Ohio! - https://www.faithchoiceohio.org/zines/p/abortions-are-holy-mini-zine
- Ohio lawmakers move to restrict mifepristone - https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/18/ohio-gop-lawmakers-move-to-ban-telehealth-mail-order-abortion-pills/
- Student required to view “Live Action” propaganda video in Ohio - https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/19/ohio-house-passes-bill-requiring-public-schools-show-baby-olivia-video-to-students-in-grades-5-12/
- Experts say new anti-abortion laws in Ohio are about misinformation - https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/12/ohio-bill-requiring-legal-statement-prior-to-abortion-treatment-could-sew-mistrust-experts-say/
Music by Korbin Jones
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Sharing her experience as a Catholic woman living in southern Ohio, special guest Sister Shannon joins Rev. Terry Williams for a discussion about bodies, belovedness, and boldly claiming a living faith. As a faithful Roman Catholic believer who has experienced dating, single motherhood, and now marriage, Sister Shannon reflects on the meaningfulness of being a pro-choice person of faith who trusts other people to make choices about their own bodies while expecting the same trust from them in return.
Lifting up her lifegiving encounters with our partner organization Catholics for Choice, Sister Shannon discusses her journey with finding solidarity and wholeness among the majority of Roman Catholics who support reproductive freedom (no matter what the church's hierarchy has to say!)
Links to discussed content:
- Sister Shannon on Instagram: instagram.com/sister.shannon
- Catholics for Choice: catholicsforchoice.org
- Roman Catholic Women Priests: https://romancatholicwomenpriests.org/
- Background information about the Womenpriests Movement: https://progressive.org/latest/the-movement-to-excommunicate-misogyny-from-the-catholic-church-20250709/
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/106490/the-autobiography-of-malcolm-x-by-malcolm-x-as-told-to-alex-haley/
- About Father Richard Rohr: https://cac.org/about/cac-faculty/cac-founder-richard-rohr/
- Catholics for Choice resource "The Advocate's Bible": catholicsforchoice.org/advocatesbible
Music by Korbin Jones
Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams tear into federal government shutdown specifics about how slashing SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — is a direct assault on reproductive health, rights, and justice. Detailing the connection between food security and reproductive justice, Kelley and Rev. Terry name the shameful irony of the anti-abortion movement aligning with interests that simultaneously seek to stop feeding children & that see ending hunger as a personal problem rather than a societal responsibility.
Listen in to hear how you can join Faith Choice Ohio and our friends at Motherful to support single moms in Ohio throughout this government shutdown and beyond, including a matching donation opportunity that can double your financial gift to Motherful and do twice as much good!
Links to discussed content:
- SNAP to be funded at 50% and delayed: www.npr.org/2025/11/03/nx-s1-5596121/snap-food-benefits-trump-government-shutdown
- USDA hides contingency plan for funding SNAP: www.notus.org/trump-white-house/usda-contingency-plan-snap-nutrition-funding-document-website
- Why the shutdown has put food stamps at risk: www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/politics/snap-benefits-food-stamps-explainer
- Food Insecurity among the Overall Population in Ohio: https://map.feedingamerica.org/county/2023/overall/ohio
- (Episode 128) Preaching Personhood: The Politics of Ignoring People in the Present: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/preaching-personhood-the-politics-of-ignoring-people-in-the-present/
- Fundraiser for Motherful: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/provide-food-aid-to-single-mothers
Music by Korbin Jones
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
Taking Ohio as a model case, Kelley and Rev. Terry detail how special interest groups and the politicians in their pockets push personhood for embryos while ignoring the basic demands of living, breathing children and adults in unholy and altogether dangerous ways.
- Ohio Lawmakers reintroduce Fetal Personal Bill: https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/08/ohio-republican-lawmakers-look-to-regulate-abortion-push-against-constitutional-amendment/
- Ohio GOP anti-abortion politics resurface at Statehouse after a few years in retreat: https://signalohio.org/ohio-gop-anti-abortion-politics-resurface-at-statehouse/
- House Bill 370: www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb370/documents
- HB 370 Text: https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/hb370/00_IN/pdf/
- When Fetuses Gain Personhood: Understanding the Impact on IVF, Contraception, Medical Treatment, Criminal Law, Child Support, and Beyond: www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/fetal-personhood-with-appendix-UPDATED-1.pdf
- Ohio's Largest Bribery Scheme: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/22/ohio-house-speaker-arrested-republican/
- How 'fetal personhood' in Alabama's IVF ruling evolved from fringe to mainstream: www.npr.org/2024/03/14/1238102768/fetal-personhood-alabama-ivf
- Killing the Black Body, by Dorothy Roberts: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/155575/killing-the-black-body-by-dorothy-roberts/
- Personhood Measures Issue Brief: www.acog.org/advocacy/abortion-is-essential/trending-issues/issue-brief-personhood-measures
- Kipling, the 'White Man's Burden,' and U.S. Imperialism: https://monthlyreview.org/articles/kipling-the-white-mans-burden-and-u-s-imperialism/
Music by Korbin Jones
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
In this episode, Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams talk about Mifepristone, Tylenol, the politicization of healthcare, and how you can get reliable information direct from providers who are most familiar with the care they provide. Addressing Christian anti-intellectualism and the continued love affair between the anti-abortion lobby and misinformation, Kelley and Rev. Terry help listeners understand the importance of accessing reliable health information in order to exercise full reproductive freedom.
(BOTTOM LINE: Abortion medications like Mifepristone are safe and effective; no matter what the government has to say!)
Links to discussed content:
- “Self-Managed Abortion in Good Faith” Training: www.faithchoiceohio.org/self-managed-abortion-in-good-faith-training
- Tylenol is safe to use during pregnancy: www.acog.org/news/news-releases/2025/09/acog-affirms-safety-benefits-acetaminophen-pregnancy
- FDA Approves New Generic Version of the Abortion Pill Mifepristone: www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/fda-approves-new-generic-version-of-abortion-pill/ar-AA1NLaaJ?ocid=BingNewsVerp
- Mifiprex (the brand name for Mifepristone): www.earlyoptionpill.com
- ICE raids on local communities tracked: www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids
- Current litigation surrounding anti-LGBTQ policies of the federal government: www.lgbtqbar.org/programs/trump-executive-order-tracker
- Christian anti-intellectualism and its connection to conspiracy thinking: www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-wasting-of-the-evangelical-mind
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: www.acog.org
Music by Korbin Jones
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
In this two-part episode, Kelley Fox interviews Erin Duffy-Burke & Kathleen Joan, co-creators of the Resurrecting the Goddess Summit ahead of their 3rd annual online gathering. Listen in as they discuss the complexity of faith, finding the Divine Feminine in our present moment, and the importance of making space for expansive conversation and communities of growth. The 2025 Resurrecting the Goddess Summit is absolutely FREE and will be live on September 29th to October 3rd, featuring Kelley Fox in an online session!
Links to discussed content:
- [Episode 135] Resurrecting the Goddess: Liberating Christianity with the Divine Feminine (PART 1):
https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/resurrecting-the-goddess-liberating-christianity-with-the-divine-feminine-part-1/ - Resurrecting the Goddess Summit (Live Sept 29th - October 3rd): www.resurrectingthegoddess.com/?ref=56130-Faith-Choice-Ohio&track_al=KS1bd4uoZp6bxfuUA73Kn8av
- Brigid’s Flame: www.brigidsflame.org
- Interweave Ministries: www.interweaveministries.com
- Sophia as Wisdom in Christianity: https://braidedway.org/rediscovering-sophia-the-goddess-in-christianity/
- Emergent Strategy: https://adriennemareebrown.net/book/emergent-strategy/
- Running the Numbers: How Much Does an Abortion Really Cost? https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/running-the-numbers-how-much-does-an-abortion-really-cost/
- The Second Vatican Council: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/cti_documents/rc_cti_20140610_sensus-fidei_en.html
Music by Korbin Jones
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
In this two-part episode, Kelley Fox interviews Erin Duffy-Burke & Kathleen Joan, co-creators of the Resurrecting the Goddess Summit ahead of their 3rd annual online gathering. Listen in as they discuss the complexity of faith, finding the Divine Feminine in our present moment, and the importance of making space for expansive conversation and communities of growth. The 2025 Resurrecting the Goddess Summit is absolutely FREE and will be live on September 29th to October 3rd, featuring Kelley Fox in an online session!
Links to discussed content:
- Resurrecting the Goddess Summit (Live Sept 29th - October 3rd): www.resurrectingthegoddess.com/?ref=56130-Faith-Choice-Ohio&track_al=KS1bd4uoZp6bxfuUA73Kn8av
- [Episode 136] Resurrecting the Goddess: Liberating Christianity with the Divine Feminine (PART 2): https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/resurrecting-the-goddess-liberating-christianity-with-the-divine-feminine-part-2/
- Brigid’s Flame: www.brigidsflame.org
- Interweave Ministries: www.interweaveministries.com
- Sophia as Wisdom in Christianity: www.braidedway.org/rediscovering-sophia-the-goddess-in-christianity/
Music by Korbin Jones
Thursday Aug 28, 2025
Thursday Aug 28, 2025
Rising prices have hit every aspect of the economy, and reproductive health services are no exception. Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams discuss a fabulous tool for estimating the price of abortion that takes into account often ignored costs like travel, lodging, sedation, and more.
Exploring sources for abortion funding, Kelley and Terry explain why states like Ohio have decided to not prioritize funding reproductive care and why mutual aid through abortion funds and practical support organizations like The Jubilee Fund are closing the gap for abortion seekers in need.
Links to discussed content:
- Abortion Cost Estimator Tool: www.ineedana.com/estimate-abortion-costs
- I Need An A: www.ineedana.com/
- Judicial Bypass: https://reprolegalhelpline.org/young-people-and-abortion/
- The Jubilee Fund by Faith Choice Ohio: www.faithchoiceohio.org/jubileefund
- Preterm: www.preterm.org/
- Rewire article: https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/08/25/anti-abortion-facilities-get-ohio-grants-as-funding-for-other...
- Renewed Clergy Consultation Service: www.renewedccs.org/
- Faith Choice Ohio @ PRIDE: www.faithchoiceohio.org/pride
Music by Korbin Jones
Thursday Aug 14, 2025
Thursday Aug 14, 2025
Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams talk with Charity Woods Barnes, founder of the Reproductive Justice Resilience Project, about her work to help reclaim rest, joy, and care for women of color navigating oppression and systemic injustice.
Devoted to cultivating a shift in culture toward radical care, healing, and collective liberation, Charity shares what life has been like forging a reproductive justice practice that both feeds her spirit and also guides others in finding their way in the movement.
Links to discussed content:
- Reproductive Justice Resilience Project (RJRP): https://rjresilienceproject.org/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaeRnW5UV2YtYvMaQEvwlpv9D16eU4V2ovx1vCf4MlqcvNHJwIWQLZH7SXnZuQ_aem_z4VdNAZMmrWPFJFEwCE5Fw
- A Resilient Fire Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/rjrp-a-resilient-fire/id1818774537
- RJRP Lunar Guides: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1Euq2PNmYY3hiMwRaWTSQehJHhhW29fij
- Restorative & Transformative Justice Training: www.faithchoiceohio.org/restorative-and-transformative-justice-training
- Relearning Self-Care: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/relearning-self-care
- Finding the Divine as an Afrofuturist in a Christian Supremacist World: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/finding-the-divine-as-an-afrofuturist-in-a-christian-supremacist-world
Music by Korbin Jones
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
When the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a death blow in 2022 to federal abortion protections offered by Roe v. Wade, a gruesome patchwork quilt of abortion regulations covered the nation, creating drastic gaps to abortion access from state to state. Three years into this new “normal,” Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams talk about what life is like now that nobody got what they really wanted from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Focusing on the impact that confusing abortion laws and vague, ever-changing repro rights restrictions have on patients seeking care, Kelley and Terry frame the present as a prelude to what's possible through religious freedom protections, communal resistance, and effective organizing in the coming years.
Links to discussed content:
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (U.S. Supreme Court Decision that overturned Roe v. Wade): www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf
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(Episode 130) Recent podcast episode on the difference between the "Pro-Life Movement" and the "Abolish Human Abortion" sect: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/they-had-it-comin-division-in-ohios-anti-abortion-industry/
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Guttmacher Map & Resources: https://states.guttmacher.org/policies/
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Ohio Abortion Lawsuits: https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/12/03/battle-over-abortion-regulations-continues-in-ohio-lawsuits-stretch-into-2025/
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FREE online Self-Managed Abortion in Good Faith training: www.faithchoiceohio.org/self-managed-abortion-in-good-faith-training
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The Jubilee Fund for Abortion Justice (practical support for abortion seekers): www.faithchoiceohio.org/jubileefund
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Repro Legal Helpline: https://reprolegalhelpline.org/
Music by Korbin Jones