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Author Davis, Tom, 1934-

Title Sacred work : Planned Parenthood and its clergy alliances / Tom Davis.

Publication Info. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2005]
©2005

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Description xvi, 245 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The concept of sacred work -- Margaret Sanger recruits the clergy -- Building public acceptance, 1935-1957 -- The 1958 battle over the New York City hospitals -- Sacred work in Baltimore, 1961-1965 -- Victories in the sixties -- Planned Parenthood and the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion, 1967-1973 -- The post-Roe era, 1973-1992 -- Deadly violence and the renewal of clergy support -- The future of the alliance.
Subject Planned Parenthood Federation of America -- History.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
History.
Clergy -- Political activity -- United States.
Clergy -- Political activity.
United States.
Birth control -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches.
Birth control -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches.
Birth control -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
Birth control -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
ISBN 0813534933 hardcover alkaline paper