IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

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· Socialist Challenge No. 132, 31 January 1980 · p. 9 of the scan · 211 words

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concerted press the Corrie Bill.

paint a The immoral.

disgrace. Stories Stories having given the Whether it's young have abortions. the deal with cies on their own, thirteen LemmelOn pulis and a not should and who those early latest statement on abortion almost certainly kicks off a campaign leading up to the vote on We can expect the press to lurid and terrifying picture of abortion: a mixture of blood, gore, horror and sex.

idea that women sometimes have sex when the don't want to have babies will be portrayed as perverted and An unwanted pregnancy will be a shameful about women abortion will be dragged up from the files and full treatment. women, old women, single or married, British women of women from another country, some sexist O racist angle will be exploited.

example is The Sun's shock horror revelation last week that women under 16 Would The Sun rather they attempted to unwanted pregnanlike the findings VCal old girl in secuted for taking six laxative who W43 pro- and bath in illegal) attempt to end her pregnancy, every had a miscarriage the '67 with the threat of imprisonment hanging over her?

that abortion is a furtive, squalid,

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THE PRESS coverage of the Catholic Archbishops'

← Catholic Church enters fightFIGHT CORRIE'S ABORTION BILL →

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