In this clip, Rabbi Lori Koffman discusses the intersection of her faith and her advocacy work for abortion rights, stating, "I'm a woman, I'm a mother, I'm a rabbi, I'm a Jew, I'm an American. And all those pieces of me call me to do this work."
Koffman relayed her thoughts ahead of All Access, a series of abortion-rights rallies held nationwide earlier this month. "When something like an unexpected pregnancy happens, it's so important to give people the emotional support, the moral support, and then the actual political and legal support to let them have the health care they need," she said, adding, "Abortion bans rob us of that fundamental religious freedom, of our religious rights, of our religious dignity; it's just that simple" (Carrejo, Bustle, 9/14).
