Republican Majority for Choice
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The Republican Majority for Choice (RMC) was a Republican organization in the United States dedicated to preserving legal access to abortion. The group also supported federal funding for all kinds of stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research.[1]
RMC had a political action committee and supported Republicans across the country who favored abortion rights. The group closed operations in 2018.
History
[edit]The Republican Majority for Choice began its life as the Republican Coalition for Choice, founded in 1989 by Mary Dent Crisp, former Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee and former National Committeewoman from Arizona.[citation needed] It was renamed from the Republican Pro-Choice Coalition in 2004.[citation needed]
The Republican Majority for Choice was allied with other Moderate to Liberal Republican Groups such as The Republican Main Street Partnership, Christine Todd Whitman's It's My Party Too, Ann Stone's Republicans for Choice, the Log Cabin Republicans, The Wish List, Republicans for Environmental Protection, and the Kansas Traditional Republican Majority.[citation needed] In 2018, the RMC announced that it was closing operations and its leadership announced they were leaving the GOP citing the party's anti-abortion platform.[2][3]
Supported candidates
[edit]The following candidates were supported by the Republican Majority for Choice in one or more of their elections.[citation needed]
U.S. Senate
[edit]- Susan Collins, Maine[4]
- Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
- Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
- Scott Brown, Massachusetts (retired)
- Lincoln Chaffee, Rhode Island (retired, switched to Democratic Party, then Libertarian Party)
- Olympia Snowe, Maine (retired)
- Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania (retired, switched to Democratic Party)
U.S. House of Representatives
[edit]- Lynn Jenkins, Kansas (KS-2) (retired)
- Rodney Frelinghuysen New Jersey (NJ-11) (retired)
- Charlie Dent, Pennsylvania (PA-15) (retired)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Republican Majority for Choice - 2008 Legislative Priorities Archived 2008-01-16 at the Wayback Machine (link changed to '-2010 Legislative Priorities', may not correctly reference material cited.)
- ↑ Susan Bevan; Susan Cullman (2018-06-24). "Why We Are Leaving the G.O.P.". Opinion. The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ↑ Sussman, Anna Louie (2020-10-30). "The Loneliness of the Pro-Choice Republican Woman". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- ↑ Washburn, Kaitlin (2018-09-18). "Sen. Susan Collins' pro-choice record threatened". OpenSecrets News. Retrieved 2026-07-08.