ON 8 February John Corrie's anti-abortion Bill stands a chance of becoming law. This Bill has to be stopped. Here are some reasons Women will be forced to turn to illegal backstreet abortionists in the desperation of unwanted pregnancy.
cases. The dangers of death and disease from unsterile conditions or untrained surgeons will once more become a reality for hundreds of women.
Women will choose the highly effective contraceptives high dosage contraceptive pills not safe from the point of view of their health.
Women who do quality for abortion will find it much harder to get them on the NHS. If Corrie's Bill becomes law pressure on the NHS to provide such services will decrease leading lo still already a limited provision.
Once more employers women are a 'bad risk' for training and promotion as they are unpredictably likely to go off to have kids. But it will be more true as women will have less choice man iney nave enjoyed for the last twelve Younger women, irregular periods or are less willing to admit to pregnancy, are likely to be the worst very good Even sympathetic will be powerless to help in many back - like Deno Provers or which are further decline in what is will claim that next?
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who often Registered with the Post Office as a newspaper. Published by Relgocrest Ltd, for Socialist Challenge, to suffer due to the reduction in time limits to 20 weeks for abortion. The changes in referral; and the likely increased costs of abortion, will also affect working class and Wealthy always been able 1o get abortion and still will. IF YOU'VE just read the reasons why Corrie will be a disaster for the women of this country — as well as setting the struggles worldwide — then you'll know that it's time to start doing something to stop the Bill. Here's what you can do.
Trade unionists: it's not too late to get your union to approve one day action for all those who want to lobby on s rebruary, The lobby is officiall backed by the TUC and the organisers include the South East Regional Council. NALGO has said it will back any of its members going on Ine JODDY what is your union's Women need the labour February if they are not to suffer a huge defeat. And if women lose this one who will be Women are main abortion campaigns both nationally. They have led the fight to get the labour movement to take up the struggle for have di was the culmination of women's campaigning activity. The Corrie Bill may well be passed, but now is not the time for women to get demoralised. activites and private assembly have women college planning? go on the view? movement on 5 activities weight in the locally and The TUC demo in October inte statements • The local the women's at Central hall, Westminster are a chance for to express their outrage, and to show that though Parliament may pass the Bill it will not be so easy to enforce.
The National Union of Students has called an all-day strike on 5 February to protest at the Bill. A demonstration will leave Malet St, London W1 to go to the Commons at noon on that day. For the national motion to become a reality it requires local activists to get their students unions to strike in each college. The NUS executive isn't organising this — it's up to you. What is your The National Union of School Students supports the anti-Corrie should mobilise its membership to campaign against the Bill. Leaflet schools with the facts about Corrie. Point out how young women will be affected. There will be lots of local Line coming weeks students can be involved in these Doctors and nurses have tremendous weight in this campaign. Corrie and his cronies try to pretend that his Bill is what doctors want, and a favourite line of the anti-abortionists is that the '67 Act lurns 'doctors murderers. Leaflet hospitals Choice and explain that we need medical call for one-day campaign, school the anti-abortionists.
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