LAST WEEK the names of MPs chosen to put forward Private deeply recent years?
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A recent Strict anti-abortion , schedu- closely Catholic Church better just to extending denominational It is this kind of career that awaits the MPs whose names Act. week. Are they prepared to 'make their It has THis Clause anti-abortion Bill name' on an issue which has polarised society in capitalist countries Society for the ProtecUnborn at least two them are. In fact William Benyon, a Tory MP who is fifth in MenDels Bill, could very likely jump at . In the recent organised SPUC this MP appeared on However, the exact nature of such a restrictive bill ap pears to be a point of debate amongst the anti-abortionists.
letter to The Universe notates mar desoit the fundamental agreement of amese reactionanes to res there aopears to be a cebale about the best tactics to achieve Some of this camp, possibly linked with Life -group CoTe associated to go for a Bill •asco on me oecemedi di tacks drawn up by the Select Others who appear to be linked with SPUC -a group claiming to be nonthe climate is ripe for an all-out attack to change the entire basis of the 1967 been clause of this Act which has been the target of their attack. proposed Bill be restrictive, but that it will also be more subtle than the blundering efforts made by James White.
Select Committee set up to debate the White Bill is due to make its final report as we go to press. ir unis nepon goes even further along road in wiping out the limited rights won by the 1967 Abor tion Act, it may well be thai the more extreme wing of the anti-abortion camp will persuaded to base their Bill on the Report The outcome of the efforts of the anti-abortionists to persuade these MPs to sponso a Bill will be known on December une sames oran Private Member's Bills will Then oe releases -ane SUD mitted for their first reading in Parliament TRIBUNAL However, regardless of the success or lanure of these forces in getting a Bill this particular session, it is clear that their campaign will continue. -in this situation, Tribunal for 29 January at Central Hall, Westminster extremer timely. It will provide an op portunity for all supporters of to discuss the next steps in ine fight on the basis of loca campaigning activity As the time draws nearer to the Tribunal, Red Weekly will be talking to the organisers of each of major events scheduled for the day. Next week Rose Knight, a well known activist in ine women s movement and a long-standing campaigner tor abortion rights, has agreed to discuss the plans for the event on 'The