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VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT: JANE O’BRIEN REILLYadmin2020-04-10T11:49:21-04:00

THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Jane O’Brien Reilly

“My activism was born out of a sincere sense of mission and calling, rooted deeply in a bedrock of religious purpose.”

Catholics for a Free Choice. Planned Parenthood of Greater Cleveland. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.

Interviewed by Mary Jean Collins, VFA Historian, November 2019

Photo 1. Speaking at a Catholics for Free Choice event, 1990.  Photo 2. Speaking at a Pro-choice Rally in 1991, held in response to Operation Rescue’s “Summer of Mercy” disruptions of clinic access in Wichita, KS, at Dr. George Tiller’s clinic. These events eventually led to the passage of the The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.

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More About Jane:

  • Background information on Jane
  • Resume
  • Select Newspaper Clippings
    • Pro-choice panel seeks answers by Robin Gibson- January 23, 1992
    • Two Catholics duke it out over abortion – February. 22, 1992
    • Pro-choice and. Catholic: They’re not going to tell me how to think – October 23, 1992
    • Group challenges pamphlet – April 16, 1994
    • Stand for Choice rally – January 22, 1997
  • The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE)
  • Women’s Ordination Conference

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