The Fund for Faith and Reproductive Freedom has been established to provide support for the 5 groundbreaking lawsuits filed against HB5, the Florida law that restricts abortions to 15 weeks with only two narrow exceptions for the life of the mother and instances of fatal fetal abnormalities. There is no exception for rape, incest, or trafficking. These lawsuits were filed by brave members of the clergy, whose faith is being burdened by the law's threat to impose criminal penalties if they counsel their congregants and others to obtain an abortion beyond HB5's extreme limits and in accordance with their faith.

CHILD USA is administering the fund. Donations are tax-deductible and each donation will generate a tax-exemption letter to the donor.

Our Clergy Plaintiffs

  • Rabbi Gayle Pomerantz

    Temple Beth Sholom

  • Rabbi Jason Rosenberg

    Temple Beth Am

  • Rabbi Robyn Fisher

    Temple Beth Or

  • Lama Karma

    Open Awareness Buddhist Center

  • Reverend Tom Capo

    Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Miami

  • Reverend Laurie Hafner

    Coral Gables United Church of Christ

  • Anonymous

Goals for the Fund & Legal Team

The distinguished lawyers leading these cases have taken on the cases pro bono, so that the clients need not pay out of their own pockets. The Fund for Faith and Reproductive Freedom will provide support for the costs of the lawsuits including security as needed by the clergy, court costs, expert witness fees, and attorneys fees, in that order, and will be administered by a pro bono Fund Advisor. If a court awards costs or fees down the road, those additional funds will be donated to support similar work.

Marci Hamilton, Jessica Schidlow & Lauren Nonnemaker

Vivek Jayarm & Liz Austermuehle 

Nicole Rekant & Stevan Pardo

David Harrison & Danielle Moriber