2023

Center for Reproductive Rights

Accepted by Nancy Northup, President and CEO

Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization of lawyers and advocates who ensure reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights.

The presentation ceremony for the Joseph Prize will take place during the Ordination ceremony for Hebrew Union College on Sunday, May 7. Those interested in watching a live-stream of the presentation can view on the HUC website.

HEBREW UNION COLLEGE-JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION HEREBY CONFERS
THE 2023 ROGER E. JOSEPH PRIZE
UPON

Center for Reproductive Rights

A global human rights organization, which, since 1992, has used the power of law to advance and protect reproductive rights as fundamental human rights for the dignity, equality, health, and well-being of every person worldwide;

Whose unparalleled advocacy work and jurisprudence have transformed how reproductive rights are understood by courts, governments, and human-rights bodies;

Whose successful efforts have been instrumental in securing legal victories on reproductive rights issues, including access to lifesaving obstetrics care, contraception, and safe abortion services, as well as preventing forced sterilization and child marriage;

Which has litigated and won groundbreaking reproductive rights cases before the highest courts around the world;

Whose work helps ensure adolescents can exercise their rights to make informed decisions about their sexuality and reproductive health and can access the necessary medical services;

Whose dedication to assisted reproduction, including IVF, surrogacy, and embryo and gamete regulations, seeks to destigmatize infertility for the 186 million individuals impacted by it and ensure equitable access to infertility care;

Which seeks to ensure that access to quality and respectful maternal health care is available to all in efforts to reduce health disparities and improve outcomes by holding governments accountable for their human rights obligations and addressing discrimination and failures to respect women’s autonomy and physical integrity;

And which works to eliminate barriers to contraceptive services and information — and guarantee contraception for all, free from coercion, discrimination, and violence — so all women can control their reproductive lives and their futures.

May 7, 2023   16 Iyar 5783
City of New York


The Joseph Prize will be accepted on behalf of Center for Reproductive Rights by Nancy Northup, President and CEO.

HUC Connects Event

RELIGION AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS:
JUDAISM’S VOICE IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE

Wednesday, May 30, 2023
2:00 pm ET / 11:00 am PT / 9:00 pm Israel

Nancy Northup, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights
Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D., President, HUC-JIR; Moderator

Join us for a conversation with Nancy Northup, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, the organization that will receive the 2023 Roger E. Joseph Prize. Dr. Northup and Dr. Rehfeld will discuss Judaism’s historical view on the major ideas surrounding reproductive rights. Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion's highest award, the Roger E. Joseph Prize, is presented annually to outstanding individuals, organizations, or institutions whose work fulfills the highest ethical and humanitarian values of our tradition. The Joseph Prize was established in 1978 by Burton Joseph and Betty Greenberg, of blessed memory, to honor the memory of their brother, Roger E. Joseph, a man of exceptional personal courage and passionate conviction to principle and justice.