To Offer Compassion: A History of the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion
Doris Andrea Dirks
(Author)
Description
In 1967, when abortion was either illegal or highly restricted in every U.S. state, a group of ministers and rabbis founded the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion (CSS) to counsel women with unwanted pregnancies-including referral to licensed physicians willing to perform the procedure. By the time Roe v. Wade made abortion legal nationwide in 1973, CCS had grown into a surprisingly outspoken national medical consumer and women's rights advocacy group. To Offer Compassion offers a detailed history of this unique and largely forgotten movement, drawing on extensive interviews with original participants and on primary documents from the CCS's operations.Product Details
Price
$0.00
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Publish Date
May 16, 2017
Pages
256
Dimensions
6.2 X 0.7 X 9.1 inches | 1.0 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780299311308
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About the Author
Doris Andrea Dirks is a senior academic planner with the University of Wisconsin System Administration. Patricia A. Relf is a freelance writer.
