AcTiON Powell's Bill An attack on women | Socialist Action 1983

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FRIDAY 15 February the Powell 'Unborn hildren Protection' bill was overwhelmingly passlat its second reading in Parliament. • On Saturday 16 February, supporters of the Naanal Abortion Campaign gathered in Glasgow to debrate our tenth anniversary.

Support for the Powell bill served as a timely ninder that we have a long way to go in achieving * aims of the NAC.

Al those well known hortionists, White, SPUC Catholic 1olned forces Powell put forward he Royal College of ecologists describe as ¿edented in the tela includes the bannhuman embryo about se Secretary of Rents of women to on terr are completely 1967 Abor: became law it has all this year we the court's deciVictoria Gillick, provision to 16 year olds.

Sheila Abdulla of Doctors for ' an's Right to Choose speaking the weekend mned the Gillick and spoke of the the threat of abortion for Arcel g women.

Mary Harrison, , of the Women's Advisory mittee, paid tribute to determination of the nal Abortion Camcontinuing women over the :o0 often the fight linal Enterprises, PO Box 50, London N1. seen as the responsibility of the labour movement.

rorty MPs voted for the Powell Bill Donald Dewar, Shadow Secretary of state LUI Scotland.

Women's fertility and right to choice is not a matter of conscience.

Jo Richardson, who sent a message of support to the rally, has written to every Labour MP explaining why they should vote Powell bill. against the Rosina Macrae, speaking tor the scottish labour committee, reminded us that wullicil the fought long and hard for the adoption of pro-choice policy.

The rally recognised the particularly oppressive situation for women in the South of Ireland following the passing of the 'rightto-life' amendment to the Constitution in September '83.

Irish women speakers from the North South stressed the impor tance of strengthening the links between British 67 Act despite its limitations.

The message from the NAC rally was clear Our bodies, lives, VUI vul right to decide. We will defend the 67 Act and fight for its extension Gillick Powell represent une Talesl tacks. They will not go unCaucuscu.

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