SNAP Shutdown: Why Food Security Is Reproductive Justice

Kelley Fox and Rev. Terry Williams tear into federal government shutdown specifics about how slashing SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — is a direct assault on reproductive health, rights, and justice. Detailing the connection between food security and reproductive justice, Kelley and Rev. Terry name the shameful irony of the anti-abortion movement aligning with interests that simultaneously seek to stop feeding children & that see ending hunger as a personal problem rather than a societal responsibility.

Listen in to hear how you can join Faith Choice Ohio and our friends at Motherful to support single moms in Ohio throughout this government shutdown and beyond, including a matching donation opportunity that can double your financial gift to Motherful and do twice as much good!

Links to discussed content:

• SNAP to be funded at 50% and delayed: www.npr.org/2025/11/03/nx-s1-5596121/snap-food-benefits-trump-government-shutdown
• USDA hides contingency plan for funding SNAP: www.notus.org/trump-white-house/usda-contingency-plan-snap-nutrition-funding-document-website
• Why the shutdown has put food stamps at risk: www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/politics/snap-benefits-food-stamps-explainer
• Food Insecurity among the Overall Population in Ohio: https://map.feedingamerica.org/county/2023/overall/ohio
• (Episode 128) Preaching Personhood: The Politics of Ignoring People in the Present: https://faithchoiceohio.podbean.com/e/preaching-personhood-the-politics-of-ignoring-people-in-the-present/
• Fundraiser for Motherful: www.faithchoiceohio.org/blog/provide-food-aid-to-single-mothers

Music by Korbin Jones