AT NOW LOOKS as if Enoch Powell's Unborn Children (Protection) Bill won't get through parliament lere'll be the government's own Bill on the Warnock Report coming soon.
During the preparation of Powell's Bill the situation has been daily changgot through comslaze thar pected, but Powell asn't succeeded yet in finone of the Friday allocated to third adings of private membills. ad me as special alter red as a newspaper with the Post Office. ed by Cardinal Enterprises, PO Box 50, London N1. but only this time round! If it doesn't, Nevertheless, we must his on the Tory backbenches will be putting pressure on the government to find extra time.
Although the Bill will go to its third reading with these do not substantially of the SUBSCRIBE e cheque/PO payable to Socialis Action for Gio Soerdes etion Subs. 328 Oper St. London N/ 2XP Bill. And MPs who don't support the Bill will be putting down amendments too.
NAC The Bill aims to prevent experimentation on embryos and, although it does not stop in vitro fertilisation (popularly known as test tube babies), its provisions will seriously damage the possibilities of that procedure being sucSo Special free book offer! Take ou a years inland subscription and me will send you free one of these books:
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The three-day selective strikes, for minimum £1200 rise for all teachers, are now in their fifth week. schools banoled part have regularly returned votes of over 80 per cent and frequently li lavour. 100 рет cent. Although this can plained by teachers on have received full pay, it does reflect a widespread determination to fight.
The national ballot which was held on the far IVF has enabled some 250 babies to be born in this country, 1000 worldwide.
Under the Bill, all fertilised eggs will have to be in a 'named' HO CRECU woman. . This means either the chance of multiple births is increased (because several eggs are implanted) will alternatively, implant only one egg and the chances of its suc. cessfut development reduced In the latter case there is only a 1:30 chance of success and many doctors LIHK the trauma isn't merited for suca alow succeos tale And there is another problem: only implantation is allowed. There can be no testing for disease or abnormality.
Although the rates of handicap for this method are no greater than in ordinary conception, it is an drawback for OovIOus those using this method due to infertility.
The main idea behind the Bill was prevent research using human embryos. The promoters encouraging cutting up tiny babies limb from limb.
In fact the important research that is going on is mostly using conceptuses donated by women having sterilisation. Such exquestion of no cover and refusal to .cover out-ofhours work was 78 per cent in favour of continuing the action.
NUT executive (personal capacity)
Teachers in Lambeth and Westminster used the three-day action to camfor the backing of parents, as well as proaching other public SCCLO to build a common fight.
Teachers see this campaign as involving more than pay it soreation and the priority government attached Newcastle speech, Thatperiments too are overseen by ethical committees.
It is not surprising that racists such Enoch Powell the people promoting the Bill. They, believe we are our genes, we are our biology.
The Bill is bad enough on the surface that it must opposed, but sup porters of the Bill have already made clear that, if it goes through, , they will • turn next to the question of abortion. cher singled out striking teachers for attack, blaming them tor providing a 'bad example' This is part of a growing move by ine meala lo isolate teachers who have already had the courts usagainst their action. There. will be increasing demands for teachers to be 'asessed', to weed out ineficient teachers.
Keith Joseph education secretary wants to see this introduced in order to give power to individual neads and local authority employers to deny teachers the annual pay increment but - more fundamentally to produce a pliant • WOlKTOrCi challenge Thatcher's plans for the education of working class youth based on YTS-type schemes.
The left in the NUT held successful conference on March, attended by activists Conference pledged itself campaign for action this included pro-US posals to link up with other teaching unions -that is the NAS/UWT and NATHE and other public sector unions, who are fighting for pay increases De strong hinks werse miners' strike strong built especially between London teachers and the mining communities. During the Westminster strike action, members of Notts support toured number schools to speak in support of the teachers.
Although teachers recognise that they have a hard fight, it is that kind of support which will their deter mination. The next crucial step is to build a fighting with all other public sector unions with outstanding claims.
• Socialist Teachers pre-conference meeting in Scarborough: The Palm Court , 7.30pm Friday discuss the pay campaign.
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