IMGpapers 1980–83

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

DHSS recruit abortion spies

Socialist Challenge No. 155, 10 July 1980 · p. 5 of the scan · 292 words

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This is the only interpretation an advertisement placed by the DHSS which appeared in the Guardian on 26 June charities provide around 50 per cent of abortions -in Britain because of the failure of the NHS to provide adequate facilities But the DHSS, which has overall authority for the National Health Service, rather than step up its own facilities is now willing to pay a salary of nearly £10,000 to anyone prepared to intimidate chaile The nature of the work is made clear in the Guardian 'DHSS stipulates that 'candidates (men and women) ; must have CID experience' key in estatory d and investigatory I police other official bodies; follow. ing up any suggestion of ir regularity abuse involving the subject of abortion; and preparing cases for prosecuDefend Nasira Begum Support all those threatened by immigration laws Demonstration saturday, 19 July, 12.30pm Whitworth Park, Mancheste Socialist ChalongTHE Department of Health and Social Security is tion and presenting evidence in court'.

The . target for. such investigation will be 'nursing 'and 'approved institu tions which have a licence to carry out abortion It appears that the DHSS and its own quasi police force are attempting to introduce by the door what the achieve when, last February, , they taltacks on the abortion charities included in Corrie's private members Bill.

velt a der cordia male advert, London-based team involved there A phone number for.candidates for this post of abortion spy is given in the advertisement as Basingstoke (0256) 68551. Challenge might like to phonse kettlets Socialist this number reference G/5409 - and ex. plain why they aren't apply.

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recruiting ex-police officers to harass and attempl to close down licensed abortion charities.

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