Women seeking an abortion found help in a very unlikely place. Rabbis and ministers all over the country formed an underground network of doctors willing to provide safe abortions. The clergy consultation service was helmed by howard moody, senior minister of judson memorial church in new york. He held secret meetings in church basements and travelled around the country to meet with clergy in their homes and explain the plan. In may of 19 67, they issued a public statement saying it's our religious duty to give aid and assistance to all women with problem pregnancies. They listed a phone number women could call. And then the woman would call that minister or rabbi directly to make an appointment to see that person