position TUC-caller that the now, Like with The issue. Christine McAnea TUC and example Alton.
The resell almost angle.
who Hackney are already im plementing a 12 week limit all women automaticaly referring who require abortions after that date to the private • sector. And by Sharon Atkin who pointec o the very different e rine black wore who are often offered abortions with the qualification that they submit to sterilisations.
The consequences of banning abortion,, including late abortion, was brought home most forcibly by Sunday's international panel.
In Ireland, for example, where not only abortion constitutionally prohibited, but women are also legally denied access to information about it, over 3000 women are forc ed to make the lonely and expensive journey to Britain for abortions every year. Many, of course, require much later abortions than would otherwise be necessaray concluded with an importan CISCUSSIOl CISCUSSIOl in NAC's particular rol in the campaign against Alton. It was tinued existence basic to the speed at which camlike FAB (Fight the ground, but also NAC had a specific contribution to make in this broader struggle as a labour movepublicly launch the camment campaign.
Specifically, in the labour movement policy as been won very widel oth to defend the 196 Act and support the right of women to choose.
of defending the laws against so as to the max of people of actually the unal the close campaign the act woman !
demands.
Nottingham NOTTINGHAM FAB iS already in an advanced stage of organisation anc has made COlllall organisations, black white. Nottingham FAB was set up in mid-October nucleus of the local group of the National Abortion Campaign.
It has already made links with local Labou Parties and trade union branches. NUPE women's committee has now passed and pledged practical help a resolution to the local campaign The East Midlands conference also met on Saturday 24 October and oppos ed Alton's Bill. A resolu on of support for Ni ngham FAB is also on i way to the Polytechnic students union.
The importance of this is more than just looking for the right slogans. There is every indication that, notwithstanding recent Guardian polls, any proposal to allow greate decisio making self reTera. O the right to choose, and therefore an advance on the present law which, despite right would have huge popular sup port.
One of the roles of NAC is to help turn botl these into actior to defeat Alton's Bill, and also to begin to take forward the campaign for better legislation to give the right to choose: by making the conditions of the law les: restrictive by extending self-referral massively cities vini NHS facilities. these, if David Alton wa: interested though would reduce never remove the need for late abortions.
been organised for Mon day 30 November in the Mandela Lecture Theatre the olytechr ichardson MP has be invited to speak, rogenie with Mel Read of the TUC committee Gwen McLeod of the hosiery knitweal FAE meets every Normalal Thursday a 7.30pm, but venues vary More information available from Mary oi 0602 623246.
Greenwich A LOCAL Fight Alton' Bill group is in the throe of being set up in Green wich by women from thi local Labour Partie in unions.
meeting takes place Tuesday 3 November