15. A Sacred Calling
History in Focus
Curtis Boyd's Unlawful Abortion
In the late 1960s, thousands of unwillingly pregnant women found their way to Curtis's office in Athens, Texas. All were desperate for competent medical care and Curtis, driven by his religious convictions, broke a law he viewed as immoral. "Curtis grew up on a small farm outside of Athens and was raised as a southern Baptist"
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