“You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger” (Ex. 23:9)
Whereas the Jewish people have been immigrants and wanderers for most of our history;
Whereas the United States, which has long been a home and haven for economic and political refugees, maintained open immigration policies in the early twentieth century that saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of Jews and others;
Background:
While over the past 30 years the Rabbinical Assembly has come out in favor of Reproductive Freedom and Choice in a number of areas, such as abortion (1975 and subsequently); violence and pro-choice (1993); the 2005 resolution supporting informed access to reproductive care and the letter sent later that year to Senator Arlen Specter, expressing concern on the use of reproductive choice as a litmus test in the appointment of Federal judges; there has not yet been a comprehensive resolution on the whole issue of Reproductive Freedom of choice.