IMGpapers 1980–83

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

ABORTION RIGHTS: IS ON AGAIN

· Socialist Challenge No. 175, 3 December 1980 · p. 16 of the scan · 280 words

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TIMOTHY Sainsbury, Tory MP for Hove, may be the next MP to try and curb women's He came top in the members' private ballot in Parliament last week.

Sainsbury can't make up his. mind whether to sponsor an anti-abortion Bill or a. Bill on 'indecent displays'.

Second in the private Enact was Donald Stewart, MP for the Western Isles, is also a comminea anti-abortionist.

Sainsbury, Lord Sainsbury of shopping lanc. cons denne EWO clauses 1o restrict abortion rights. The first the time limits abortion the would introduce a Consacuce cause lor docTors.

He has learned the Les orthon Bris, ious failed anti-abortion which detailed 2100 ener through parliamentary tactics The attack on late abortions follows the Denning Appeal Court rulprostaglanain lale abordons. No woman wants a late abortion, but unavoidable Hauctuale facilities and culs in the health service.

For young women afraid to pregnancy facility of a late abortion is particularly Tories number of late abortions is rising - in 1979 1767 abortions 20 weeks, 1.46 per cent of all The movement should now swing into analis a resine LOIS Of women's abortion The TUC should be forced to mount a campais did against the Corrie Bill. ainst any 11C W Bill, Campaign (NAC) has called The Naona bortion on all its supporters to start massive letter-writing Cameau to encoure ave Stewart to show the extent of the opposition they will ig meeting in January will scuss the next phase of the new threat to aborSpeakers:

Renato Zangheri, Mayor of Bologna. Henri Buch, Secretary General of FASP. Autonomous French Police Union. Leo Heinemann for the VVN, Association of Nazi Victims in Germany.

Tony Benn M.P.

Paul Holborow, A.N.L.

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