But abortion consultants and 'viability' and use delaying tactics in the hope unan women • wil arop une idea of abortion.
report published earlier this month by the Kova colece or uDsicul cians and Gynaecologists Lial serious delays of eight weeks or more between be ing referred to a doctor and having the operation in five women Ravine unc operatior ween 20 and 23 weeks hac been reterred by doctors before the 12th week. Fotty per cent of women having an abortion at 15 to 16 weeks had seen a doctor well before the 12th week. Administratvie deliberate delays caused by anti-abortion consultants police raid on The Hollies This extraordinary event Southwark NALGO.
seekend nook covered be social workers. children were given instructions about where to if needed many of the needed (many the children were in fact their teens).
By Paul Lawson On the morning of 27 the Southwark glup decided to close the where over children lived. suade many of the children Having failed to to leave the council called the Response Unit (SPG) who at 10pm attacked the DI CUSE. dragging children away, smashing down doors, removing social workers from the site. A 15-year old girl was assaulted caused delay.
Young women get the deal with • wullick. under 20 making up more than 40 per cent of late abortions and 50 per cent of abortions after weeks.
Promotion of the Infant Lite Preservation Aci will intimidate women and chicoulast anti-abortion consultants to delay things The National Abortion Campaign is counterattacking with the demand for no legal and medical restrictions on a woman's right and access to abortion. A conference in London on 25 February will discuss prepare the fightback.
• Abortion rights facilities what tuture? University of London Union, Malet Street, London WCI.
February, 10am5pm.
NAC, 47 Waldrum Park Rd, London SE23.
RESIDENTIAL WORKERS FIGHT Residential social workers picket negotiations sonal belongings were damaged or lost. The homes were made uninhabitable.
The children at The Hollies were all orphans or trom 'broken' homes Many of them had lived at the complex together for mOre vals Now they have been dispersed. When one child asked a policeman what right he had to throw he out of her home, he replied 'because Southwark property'. Women march for abortion rights nuir It is clear that the raid on The Hollies was planned well in advance The Labour counci took advantage of the dispute to carrv out thei ON CHE plans to close down The Hollies, using gestapo. style tactics Few Labour councils come out of the residential social workers with Most of then acted like any other emplover faced with an insubordinate workforce. Even 'left councils. the social workers' claim was de aniga nounced as excessive and unreasonable Faced with ratecapping and the all-qut of fensive the Tories against local government, only fight back with council workers' unions is going to win Unfortunately only too many council workers face Labour councils as tough employers, not allies. whole movement trom Southwark Labour counei about its inman ano anti-working class actions.