By Judith Arkwright SOME 350 women debated the central issues of the abortion campaign at a national forum the politics of abortion held on February.
Because of the Tory attacks on the health service and women general, the lack of abortion facilities was a major topic of debate and one on which many local groups are active.
Despite the successes of the movement against the Tory MPs John CorNIC sbury, the campaign has to be drawn together at a national level to push for new laws Some sisters at con terence saw the ICCU fight for a facilities bill and other legislation as a vital political focus, and develop labour movement SuoDorl since their demands could be met without it.
View Many disagreed with this view and argued that campaign should exclude men since this is not an Issue on them.
The National Aborcampaign. should anyone who is prepared fight for abortion rights. The fight choose is an issue for the a0OU moverneol because basic Socialist Challenge International Day of Action Solidarity with all women fighting for the right to decide In London 16 May there will be a festival of internanonal women speakers. ar tists, and performers at the Conway Hall, Red Lion Souare. London WCl sponsorea oy ine internanonar L or Campaign - Women decide.
democratic right and the future the working class lies in the extension of choice and control to every area or lite.
Proposals came forwall tidl actively campaign on 5 March 1981 Page 12 ABORTION THE Labour Party national executive is conference to be held in London on 14 March. It has the National Abortion Labour Abortion This backing will mean that the fight on decriminalisation, labour movement, establishing a firm basis for committing the next Labour government Make sure you're at the conference. It is at 374 Gray's Inn Rd Labour Movement conference on 14 March will be another step forward. most vulnerable.
disease and political repression of a most savage kind.
to make their demands felt. the Chinese state in order to keep the birth rate is glorified in order to increase the birth rate ching on women's day 1917 who sparked off the led to the Russian Revolution. rights in the early days of the revolution which later their voices heard: some identify the rulers of the Soviet Union as the cause of their oppression and Their fight to be heard, whatever their solutions, should be supported.
national liberation struggles. In Nicaragua, El tion.
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to non-traditional areas of employment - in the the conservatism of the labour movement, antiquacy.
or lne working class ed in the heroic struggles that. created women like Zetkin, Alexandra Kollontai...
As well as supporting this year's events, we should commit ourselves now to fight through our women's organisations. the trades unions and the Labour Party for a massive demonstration on 8 March 1982.