SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

The Wendy Savage Support Campaign

· Socialist Action 114-sep-20-, 20 September 1985 · p. 8 of the scan · 310 words

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There are significant insights such as the two plain clothes Security Branch men who look for their specific target, an older man, and then at the him to their car.

The film both opens Dear Supporters AS YOU will have seen from the press Wendy Savage has now been to the High Court to ask them to re-instate her, and look into the case during the holiday period.

Unfortunately, her case came betore one of the most conservative of High Court judges and he took the view that, as obstetrics was so difficult to understand and would be much better if Mrs Savage's case was judged by her own profession.

An interesting argument because learned judges do not appear to demonstrate any reluctance, or express any difficultly in judging architects, builders, or people accuseu in exuele complex fraud and embezzlement cases. Yet obstetrics, it appears, is much too difficult to understand! (Perhaps if the judge had been a woman there would have been less The judge stressed very heavily that by not re-instating Mrs Savage there should be no implication that she was incompetent, but he felt that he was in a dilemma. If she was. imcompetent them she could be a risk to her patients and he could be shown to be in error in over-ruling the Health Authority.

He did not consider the implications of judging someone ahead of the enquiry (by suspending her) and therefore depriving women of a superb obstetrician.

In other words, the judge played safe and made it clear that the enquiry should get a move on and should there be a huge delay (he suggested a year would be a huge delay) then Mrs Savage could appeal to the court again.

Her solicitor has interpreted this invitation to go back should the enquiry not proceed quickly.

Best Wishes.

Beverly Ann Beech

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