Nefarious NM: The Clergy Consultation Service

Published: Oct. 15, 2021, 10:22 p.m.

As discussed on the TJ Trout Show, The Clergy Consultation Service was a group of ministers, pastors, and rabbis that formed in the 1960s to help women obtain illegal abortions. They decided the harm coming to women in their congregations from the often off-the-book procedure weighed too heavily on their conscience and began operating the service against the law and their church's teachings. Listen to how they reconcile their religious beliefs with their actions, which continue even today.