IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Britain before the Abortion Act

· Socialist Challenge No. 173, 27 November 1980 · p. 12 of the scan · 444 words

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page 12 of the scan

about women trade women's the time limits, hence their concentration "late' But with inade quate there always be a need for 'late doorts I natS there is a neeo tor dositive legislation to guarantee. a woman's right to choose.

withdrawal much Birmingham,' stated But Birmingham was a centre for cheap, I passing of the '67 Act.

Simms provides

disturbing survey aborused UC tween and after the World Wars. These range from crochet skewers, lead-based drugs (which poisoned worreni. the terrifvins hairpin attached to an electric battery and a five-inch piece of elm bark Abortion drugs were Saints varieties abortion urcalliclls A Doruon deo lo gredi hardship for many women their families. Thant a stilogi or two to than a shilling two make were sold Ic up to ive guineas, more man a poor family's weekly food budsealthy women had ies trouoe ano usks lo race La woman had money and in formation she could have an abortion by recogniser •oclor as a acvale ln rallc ment in mace cea However the back street abortionists held high regard by their grateful DaLicHls The Dall Dulcl records that in 1938 at thi programme of public works and NATO class vuire aluul vy a guveammucul alc alone neoe recor vo e ceæe the Labour Party are Paul Foot thinks. 'THERE'LL be no more murdering little babies in the notorious Professor McLaren after the passing of the '67 Abortion Act.

, illegal abortions before then as a brief but useful new pamphlet by Madeline Simms points out. Her pamphlet refutes the idea that abortion has only appeared in Britain on any major scale since the funeral of Dr Daniel Powel oi tonting vy onch Trol DaTL. th counte journeyed to London to see him to rest' that when two night up to tae passing or lal '67 Act. In a survey in 1965, 31 out of a random chemist and rubber goods shops sold preparations to noce doortot According to the pamwomen died abortions in1933 whereas in 1978 this had been reduced .In aere were about 250,000 abortions Fach Tive births. foA evidence shows that unouzioul uue cvun centul abortion on a massive scale been perience of Eng lish life, and that women will always get a Doruons no mater the law says Abortion Britain before the Abortion Act of historical evidence Madeline Simms, published by the Birth Control • Trust.

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