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Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion

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The Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion (CCS) was a group of American clergy that counseled and referred people to licensed doctors for safe abortions before the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade made abortion legal nationwide.[1] Started in 1967 by a group of 21 Protestant ministers and Jewish rabbis in New York City, the group operated out of Judson Memorial Church[2] and grew to incorporate chapters in thirty-eight states with some 3,000 clergy as members.[1] By the time of the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, it is estimated that the Clergy Consultation Service had nationally referred at least 450,000 people for safe abortions.[3] The Clergy Consultation Service also started Women's Services, an abortion clinic in New York City, in 1970 after statewide legislation made abortion legal in New York State.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 1969-, Dirks, Doris A. (Doris Andrea),. To offer compassion : a history of the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion. Relf, Patricia,. Madison, Wisconsin. ISBN 9780299311308. OCLC 959080702. {{cite book}}: |last= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Fiske, Edward B. (May 22, 1967). "CLERGYMEN OFFER ABORTION ADVICE: 21 Ministers and Rabbis Form New Group Will Propose Alternatives". New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Arlene, Carmen. Abortion counseling and social change - from illegal act to medical practice: the story of the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion. Moody, Howard, 1921-2012,. Valley Forge, Pa. ISBN 081700579X. OCLC 539706.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
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