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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting: Abortion Study Group (1981-1982)
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Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]
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In response to questions concerning the Yearly Meeting's position on abortion issues, the Family Relations Committee invited other members of PYM committees and interested Friends to form an Abortion Study Group which held its first meeting in June 1981. The goal of the Committee was to study aspects of the issue and to produce a study guide for monthly meetings. The Study Group was clerked by Beverly McCauley, a member and former clerk of the Family Relations Committee. A year later, the group split into two sections to write position papers supporting the pro-life and pro-choice points of view.
Records of the Abortion Study Group of the Family Relations Committee, under the Representative Meeting. Includes minutes, reports, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers, 1981-1982.
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- Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
- Finding Aid Date
- 2004
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Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.
Collection Inventory
Includes minutes, reports, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers, 1981-1982.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore:No film.
- Haverford:No film.
1 folder
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: United
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College