A NEW anti-abortion bill has been introduced inDy the peer Lord Robertson of Oakridge. He is a 52 year old merchant banker. The bill is SOOnSOTEC by the virulently anti-abortion organisation, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children. restrict the grounds tor greatly abortion slightly amending the of the Act would then LET THE ISH pregnancy would involve serious risk to the of the pregnant woman, or if injury the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman or any existing family is substantially greater than if pregnancy were terminated (amendments in italics).
This move serious attack woman's right to choose. The labour movement must be alerted to mobilise immediately and massivedafeat for women will struggle of the whole working class. It will be a major step forward in the TOTIES CTIVELO the burden of the crisis working people.
OHLO will help undermine the unity of working women and men in the struggle against the Tories.
Failing this, the anti-abortionists are pushing an ammendment which would cut the time limit to 20 weeks. was tneir opinion artel the failure of the Corrie BACKIN 1979 that f they had limited their ammandment, it would have passed.
Normally a bill from the Lords would have little chance of becoming law without being given government time But the bill's timing coincides private members choosing bills.
The private members ballot dominated bv militant anti-abortionists. John LOTTIE Norman St John-Stevas Ray Witney and Donald Stewart are all well known for their anti-abortion views. There is already tremendous pressure from SPUC and others for of those MP's to take an This would be very dangerous as it would shorten the parliamentary procedure considerably.
time, the mobilisation of the labour movement only women's right to choose but, by the bills withdrawal gave the bloody nose. There reason why should do it again.
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