women to have some unique choices for their gynecological care. Women who needed routine medical exams were able to choose whether they saw a gynecologist or a layperson supervised by a doctor, would educate them in self-exam and staying healthy. Another option was to have a group appointment scheduled with several other women and, in addition to being treated by a doctor, they could also watch and learn from the examination and treatment of other women. The Great Yogurt Conspiracy In September 1972, police raided Self-Help Clinic one. One doctor, three uniformed policemen and several plainclothes investigators conducted what was later described as a "gynecological treasure hunt". During their raid, they confiscated four trunk-loads of files, books, clothes, furniture, medical supplies, and medical equipment. They seized a fifty-foot extension cord, a plastic specula, syringes and tubes, different forms of birth control (i.e., IUDs, birth control pills, and diaphragms), Del-Ems, a pie tin, a measuring cup, and a carton of strawberry yogurt. The FWHC issued a press release that conveyed the absurdity of the raid. The press release reported the raid and noted that "police also attempted to confiscate a carton of strawberry yogurt, but were deterred by the strenuous objectives of one of the center staff members, who stated 'you can't have that ; it's my breakfast!'" This led the feminist community to begin to refer to the raid as "The Great Yogurt Conspiracy." the clinic later learned that they have been under surveillance for the past six months. Arrest and trial Carol Downer and a staff member, Colleen Wilson, were arrested on the grounds of practicing medicine without a license. The police charged Wilson for giving out birth control pills, hypodermic needles, pregnancy tests, for drawing blood, and for aiding women in fitting diaphragms. She pled guilty to one count of practicing medicine without a license as she had aiding a woman in fitting a diaphragm. She was fined $250 and sentenced to two years probation. Downer protested the punishment and is quoted with stating that "fitting a diaphragm was just like fitting a shoe." Downer was also charged with practicing medicine without a license - she had helped activist Z. Budapest put yogurt into her vagina (a common home remedy for yeast infections at the time), and for showing a woman how to do a self-cervical exam. LA Deputy City Attorney David M. Schacter was convinced that the