year which would, in the words porters, demand an amendment to stitution to guarantee the right to life of the foetus from the moment other words abortion could become classified as murder a decent life of the mother. Abortion could be illegal under any circumstances.
The irony is that abortion is already illegal in all political POTLICS opposed to decriminalisation.
Women are again the the politicians and the church.
Garrett Fitzgerald of Fine Gael originally suggested the referendum Charles Haughey of Fianna Fail jumped in to back it in an attempt to curry tavour the Catholic Church The referendum could De passed SUCC ninety seven the CHILL population are Catholic.
But that doesn't mean it committed to of its supthe conconception In - never mind the right to life and to reflects what women want and need it only means that the Catholic Church 3.500 Trish women they need go to the backstreets despite what the church tells them and undoubtedly feel guilt and misery as well as going through unnecessary physical suffering Bernadette McAliskey spoke to a packed meeting at Liberty Hall in Dublin to launch a campaign to get the referendum dropped. The campaign will try tọ stop this reactionary acwomen fight it. It can help and walk around in fear and tremblTO PEEL COLDERNe Catholic Church.
The of the church is also weighing down on women in France and this time -It 15 Socialist Government which is bowing before it This government had proDetore after coming into office that it women who had paid for their EIDO CONS ten weeks. Not a huge concessuring that rich and poor WOUCH CING NEC ACTERI to determine their lives.
Ethics On 2 August Pierre Bérégovoy, Minister of Social Security announced that this promise could not He claimed thic was for 'ethical reasons' and reasons of respect for religious families.
What about respect for women? and for their right and make their own deci sions? Sixty-seven per cent of French people in a re cent poll think reimbursement should be made. No respect for their views is shown. But the opinions Catholic hierarchy are widely reported by the media.
We must give our support for women these countries where the forces of reaction are on the ofPetitions and postcards in support of the anti-amendmen campaign in are available Inn Road. NAC 374, Grays London WCI WELL! this space for details of solidarity action.
Their fate is our fate eventually and their struggle is ours - we must stop once and for all the control Catholic Church and the politicians who try and dominate our lives.
We must fight for all women's right to choose.
Socialist
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THE IRISH GOVERNMENT is holding a referendum before the end of this