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.