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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 ...
Conservatismin the United States. Concerned Women for America ( CWA) is a socially conservative, [1] evangelical Christian non-profit women's legislative action committee in the United States. Headquartered in Washington D.C., [2] the CWA is involved in social and political movements, through which it aims to incorporate Christian ideology. [3]
Prior to that dissolution, the state affiliates and state networks of the Religious Coalition were involved in advocacy, education, community service, and implementing RCRC programs such as Clergy for Choice, All Options Clergy Counseling, and Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom at the community and state level. California; Colorado
The Maternity Housing Coalition, to which both Paul Stefan and Mary’s Shelter belong, is a project of Heartbeat International, one of the largest associations of anti-abortion counseling centers ...
In June 2002, Burke and David Reardon published a book titled Forbidden Grief, a review of Burke's experience in counseling women for abortion-related emotional problems. In 2003, Bernadette Goulding founded the Irish chapter of Rachel's Vineyard, and in 2011 founded Women Hurt, a similar organisation, with less focus on Catholicism.
Live Action has advocated to deny federal and state funding to Planned Parenthood, claiming they cover up sexual abuse of children. [19] [20]Following Live Action's release of undercover videos in Planned Parenthood clinics, the U.S. House of Representatives approved in February 2011 an amendment by Republican Rep. Mike Pence to cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood.
An abortion-rights campaigner in Spain voicing disagreement with the Catholic view on abortion during the Pope's visit. Christianity and abortion have a long and complex history. Condemnation of abortion by Christians goes back to the 1st century with texts such as the Didache, the Epistle of Barnabas, and the Apocalypse of Peter.
Abortion and mental health. Scientific and medical expert bodies have repeatedly concluded that abortion poses no greater mental health risks than carrying an unintended pregnancy to term. [1] [2] [3] Nevertheless, the relationship between induced abortion and mental health is an area of political controversy.