THE 1967 Abortion Act represented a massive gain for women. Through it thousands upon thousands of women in this country have had a choice over when and whether to have children. Others dave matilation at the The 1967 1 right to ruined lives, ill-health, backstreets.
In abortion unobtainable as in Britain. But it is not even a woman's right to choose contraceonon cuner. wniy burea b allowed and then only prescription.
Just before Christmas a Spanish woman was imprisoned for 12 years for performing illegal abortions. No doctor in this country has been tound guilty of Blanks insufficient grounds since the passing of the 1967 Act.
Even in other European countries where abortion is not totally illegal the time limits are shorter, grounds tougher and costs higher. In fact the '67 Abortion Act is the most liberal abortion law in any Western capitalist country.
death LACTICE DO I DU AT poverty the virtually — it is riot even a doctor's choice doctor's on HILL.
ACCORDINGto Woman's rig Now John Corrie, a Tory MP, connivance of the Tory government, is in a very position to change all this. month's time, unless dramatic action is taken. his Bill will pass its third reading in Parliament and turn the clock way back.
Some of the changes in the proposed new mith the not so serious.
In impossible to get Referral lau wouid be laughable il the Eaten Br Under the new law it information about the charitable abortion clinics.
agencies will be completely separated from the clinics with no formal connections.
Advertising will be limited the Bill for abortions. Ludicrous private abortion better hope to perform abortions!
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Abortion counselling services will not be allowed to directly refer women for abortion.
The British Pregnancy Advisory Servio the largest of the private charities that perfors abortions, have announced contingency plan becomes. . law. They considering closing their clinics in this countr and arranging to send British women to France One of the more ludicrous sections of the Bill prohibits doctors who have worked clinics providing 'counselling or advice to pregnant women' for a period of six months after they leave the cimi If they leave to become local GPs they'd no-one their surgery pregnant — if they do and need advice the ch the doctor used to work for will lose its liccad 'conscience' clauses will allo as the most serious aspects of the Bill discourage the granting of abortions The new wording of the Bill is dear i - to wipe out all grounds for aborte from severe damage to the soman's pl bealth. Door on will as red do be against abortion, will be pressured sor Prosecutions of doctors who hare l abortions on insufficient grounds ma In addition to bese restrictices limit for legal abortion is to be reduced to 21 If dis Bal a boned s become It. IT I S Opinion polis bar= stoma trac a00 that the majority of people in this com La i the Bill is passed it does out stas for
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