IMGpapers 1980–83

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

FIGHT CORRIE'S ABORTION BILL

Socialist Challenge No. 132, 31 January 1980 · pp. 9-10 of the scan · 279 words

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page 9 of the scan

These dangerous completely the labour reveal the street abortion: obstacles in gratuitous STOP 1975 and Lying affair grew up during the century when it was outlawed. They ideology of back mixture of nightmares and titillation, the and humiliation of women. two Ne Daily Express you'll are likely to find the main of the anti-abortionists' *it: the idea that legal restrictions on abortion stop abortions happening. Statistics the opposite, the of the Birkett Committèe show. In 1935 estimated that between 100,000 150,000 (completely abortions were done year in Britain Act, the total figure is around 130,000 The anti-abortionists and their allies in the press are lying when they say abortion can be 'stamped out; it just means stamping on women.

Evourite trick of The and, to a certain extent, The Guardian is to have describing their abortiens, one glad to have cone remorseful anc this *fair Matures really people into ate's about Socialist Challenge whether you are pro-or antiThey avoid saying whether abortion should be the woman's decision, the doctor's or the state's. This is the trap the trade union movement has The only way out of it is to say that - for women - it's bodies, our lives terminating or continuing pregnancy should be established in law decision.

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page 10 of the scan

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