A woman's right to choose Women fight Tory attack

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WOMEN all over the country started putting the message across to the Tory. that we will not permit any back door changes to the 1967 Abortion Act.

London February, 2000 women marched. hitting the lia. tional headlines they called for the charges to be dropped against who are threatened prosecution for illegal abortion. Similar actions took place in Brighton, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol and Scotland.

Because all previous attempts restrict womens aDOROT through parliament have failed, the Tory cvctll ment, through the Department of Health and Social Security is changing grounds for legal abortion Mcanea "statutory instrument'.

Wording Simoly bv changing the wording in the aborLIVEI notification 1Ullll which has to be filled in every abortion, the DHSS is trying to remove the grounds Tauc. DOVCILV. Cliv o1lment for abortion. Ts has reterred proDHSS has referred Huntingford and ICSSUl doctor to the Director of Public Prosecutions for refusing to fıll in this new torm and thereby performing abortions illegally.

government Professor Huntingford and other have shown they are u cual cu to defy the DHSS and dethe ITV programme 'Out OT OUTI if the now withdraws from the battle it will oe lakeni agreeing to the principle of 'abortion on demand'.

What is needed now is to bring the weight of the labour movement behind HAD A LEGAL ABORTION AND | 20 February: NAC/LARC Hason commitee Conway Speakers the Union cmoiovees ano Labou Party. 20 February: NAC national planning meeting - van chester March: NAC/LARC neaitn workers conference ENNY MATTHEWS The campaign is sponsored UV. frlt avatonal abornor Campaign A DOrTOr Reform Association, Labour WHIIUN 2,000 women marched in London on 9 February Party National Executive Committee, National Labour women s comminiet nonal Committee of rionstocdivil and Public Ser Ernment Association. National unon or studenss women'( comminee , National Council Civil Liberties Richardson MP Dur. Tody Stan wwyrricer Orme Thorne MP wavis vit, slan For further information conluC aC urovs Ini Koad. , London NI, phone 01 278 0153.

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