| Description |
xvi, 245 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Concept of sacred work -- Facing unpleasant truths : Margaret Sanger recruits the clergy -- Scandal! clergy build public acceptance of contraception and Planned Parenthood, 1935-1957 -- Clergy and the 1958 battle over contraception in the New York City public hospitals -- Sacred work in Baltimore, 1961-1965 : clergy change the culture -- Victories in the sixties : clergy fight for full acceptance for Planned Parenthood in Denver, St. Louis, and San Francisco -- "The heartless law" : Planned Parenthood and the clergy consultation on abortion, 1967-1973 -- Clergy and Planned Parenthood in the post-Roe era, 1973-1992 -- Deadly violence and the renewal of clergy support for Planned Parenthood, 1993 -- Clergy, the future, and cultural change. |
| Subject |
Planned Parenthood Federation of America -- History.
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Clergy -- United States -- Political activity.
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Birth control -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches.
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Birth control -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
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| ISBN |
0813534933 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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