nent and equal place tot women in the labour force and establish in principle that women have as much signiticani that the TUC tight to a job as men. have overcome their reluc tance to take the issue of for years in Philadelphia.
Its provisions include: • Forcing doctors to explain in detal to the women, the effect of abortion on the foetus, using colour pictures of a loctus before and after an abortion. •A mandatory waiting period of up to 72 hour before an abortion can be performed. • The father must be notified before the abor If the women can't find him, then the court can take up to ten days to • Young women must have permission from both parents to have an abortion If they refuse. she may let the court decide if she is 'mature' cnough to make up her own mind If not. they can ap point a legal guardian of the foetus to make sure the woman does. selfabort.
• Birth and death bunal or cremanon neid • The identity of abortion clinics and doctors who perform abortions to be made public.
• No abortions could be performed public THE REAGAN era in the United States is pro This is contained in the Abortion Control Act which is now going though state hearings hospitals, except in the case of rape, inces danger to the life of the woman Consideration of this list of horrors will not be contined Philadelphia IN DESSELC are planned Among the organisa tions leading the opposition to a woman's right to choose is Moral Majorily which has also been to the criticism Equal Rights Amendment to the US constitution.
Moral Majority's leader, Jerry Falwell is a evangelical gospel preacher.
But despite his claim that he represents the majority', opinion polls have shown that a majority do not share his opposition to abortion The gains Moral Majority have made show the an luence that tions like Mary Whitchouse's fringe movement in tis count have. given a right wing administration in governThat's the fight for women's rights needs to go hand-in-hand with the fight the Reagans and Thatchers of this world
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tificates must be issued for cach aborted foetus, and a
ducing one of the most vicious and repressive attacks on women's rights that has been seen