IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Labour abortion campaign launched

Red Weekly No. 179, 16 December 1976 · pp. 2-3 of the scan · 539 words

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WHAT'S ON HANDS OFF IRELAND! New Bulleti from the revolutionar Group arguing the need movement in Britain.

London SE24 OLN XMAS DISCO held by Campaign Ag Racismin Media togethe Journalists Charter.. Tues 21 London E2. E1 at the door Bengall Internationa palen, Box 1.84, T0g Stockri cro inemar CAMBRIDGE Challenge A ready CURE Delegates STITUeTC That Oxford last Saturdav in support of workers at the Linton Lodge and are on strike over victimisation and union recognition. A meeting afterwards heard calls Yanis theonahout Ovford and Cowlev in solidarity.

and handful of men held an extremely successful meeting in Lonnounce to launchd campaign in the Labour Party came from ConParties Labour throughout the country to the meeting, called by the Labour I1C.

Campaign. ne meeune was Challed ou Berry Beaumont, while Toni charge.

1976 THE RANDOLPH 1 must be point of view. vities.

developing General Workers Union District Gorton introduced the LARC stressed the need to ralL active campaion ir aims the constituencies in support of the 1975 Conference Resolution Composite No. 30 [secTh] calling for extended facilities for pregnancy testcontraception and abor tion so that they are available to all women on request, free And around Conference Resolution [composite 1).

Women's Conference

resolution calls for 'the fundacontrol her own fertility mental rant ot a woman to and ing the right to free abortion. It is also against the 'free vote' for MPs, and argues that abortion seen from 'a class AGREEMENT The role played by the LabSection was hotly debated. Many felt aT uns was usee to talecatt women to the organising jumble sales and social acti Others argued that the Women's Section could make an important contribution to initiating discussion on women's oppression, as well as self-confidence of women and allowing them to play a greater role in the Labour Party. that the committee would be open to anyone in the Labour supporting LARC's REMOVAL To build on the success of meeting as many as possible rank-and-file Labour Party members need to be involved in taking the cam paign into the constituencies. LARC supporters should approach all bodies affiliated to as well as groups such as Abortion Campaign, in fightfor the aims COTLAHU inside the Labour Party and trade unions.

For such campaign to have a maximum effect, it is obvious that a central issue the removal of all must be Labour who attack woman's right to control her own fertility. But in the near future the most urgent task is to build support for the Abortion Rights Tribunal on January.

Women in the Labour Party can play an important role in Tribunal by giving evidence on their experiences l campaigning for rights in CLPs.

The next meeting of LARC will be in early January, and will discuss the production of a bulletin in time for the TribuGo somerny inflexibility' workers their balance their polucal allances ensure access to the EEC financial community, and who is going to

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