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UU Clergy & Our History Helping Patients Access Safe Abortions

Tue, May 09

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Join the Unitarian Universalist Association to learn about the Clergy Consultation Service of the 1960s, and similar work happening in the wake of Dobbs.

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May 09, 2023, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT

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"Moral Obligations Transcending Legal Codes": The Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 8:00 PM -  9:30 PM ET (Please note the Time Zone!)

Before the landmark 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade made abortion legal  across the United States, clergy from a wide variety of religious  traditions developed a coordinated, skilled, responsive underground network that supported people experiencing "problem pregnancies" to  access abortion care from trustworthy doctors and medical professionals.  This network of more than 1400 clergy and hundreds of providers --  which included many Unitarian Universalists -- helped hundreds of  thousands of people access safe abortions before the Roe  decision. Join us for this conversation with historians and organizers to understand the social and political context of the Clergy Consultation Service of  the 1960s (particularly examining the prominent role of UUs) of the  1960s while learning about similar work that is already happening in the wake…

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