It took only a few minutes for these dreaded, but expected, results to sink in. Spontaneously, we took to the streets to march on Downing Street in disgust. Bearing a huge papier maché Knitting needle and a five-foot model of a coathanger, we noisily chanted in defence of our rights to a receptive rush-hour crowd.
Police guarding the Downing Street were showered with scores of hangers when we arrived -a'symbol of the backstreet. militant mood, and two sisters from Haringey were arrested.
We decided to regroup, and march back to Caxton Hall evening rally was scheduled.
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It was a Thursday support for Corrie's measures where the clear Dr Gerard Vaughan, Tory Health explained the problems of Corrie's Bill at great length. It is badly worded; vague; other measures can be taken first; and so on. Then Vaughan concluded that abortion was a matter conscience personally would be voting for the coincide She voted for the 1967 Act; abstained on all further effortsep curtail abortion rights, and press-released her action JCLDDCLLIVE emerged from the rally. Ann Cesek, British embassy in the Hague.
from Portuguese and Amsterdam women. MESSAGES of solidarity with women of this country are arriving in NAC offices from around the world. On Friday, to coincide with the Corrie Bill's second reading, Dutch women mounted a picket at the Adela Faccio, the prominent abortion campaigner who went to prison for two months after helping to found the Italian pro-choice movement, sent a telegram of support to Friday's rally.
Spanish women from Madrid said in their telegram that 'No law can force women into reproduction'. Messages were also read out A campaigner from the West Australia Abortion Law Reform Association attended the rally and gave verbal greetings and support. and midwives.
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