are sure readers of Socialist Challenge support the campaign to defend abortion rights. However, we in the Wandsworth Socialist Workers Party are disturbed to find that local members of the IMG abortion have argued that the slogan "Abortion Demand' should be dropped in the fight against the Corrie Bill.
They suggest the central slogan should be 'Defend the 1967 Abortion Act'.
The shortcomings Abortion Act and the way the Act is being eroded by cutbacks in the health service are there for all to see. Yet to preserve the existing provision, must raise demands Corrie and the 1967 Abortion Act.
Merely provision suggests that it is adequate and that pro-abortionists are satisfied it. Do the Challenge wish to create impression?
Faced with savage Tory attacks, it is essentiat that the left go on the It has to demand NHS abortion day care units and better facilities for all women abortion.
The alternative to Corrie's Bill is 'Abortion on Demand'.
•It is wrong te argue that the slogan may offend people otherwise get involved against the Corrie Bill. Was 'abortion on demand' not a major demand in the struggle against Benyon White? Huge numbers of people were mobilised then.
The IMG and Socialist Challenge should clarify their Otherwise it will lead to the strugg e for "hree abortion on demand -right to choose'.
(Wandsworth SWP)
Penny Duggan replies:
attack on their passed In 1967. active on shows the SWP comrades 1967 positions of NAC, supports. NAC provision all that go beyond restrictions on abortions.
existing massive campaign amendment's this much broader NAC.
decided to who want following NICICLY examne of the stated might in the fight demos or joining a local ANL.
and Demand building a broader campaign position.
serious A woman's Women are facing the most serious limited rights to abortion since the Abortion Act was The majority for Corrie's Bill at the Second Reading increasing strength anti-abortionists in Parliament.
Clearly we have to defeat Corrie's amendment to the '67 Act with all the strength we have. Marion and other aware which the IMG campaigns for free abortion on demand, for mandatory of daycare facilities, and legal and medical Unfortunately these demands do not have mass support. To build a against Corrie's we have to. mobilise forces than presentiy defending the positions of It was for this reason that NAC initiate a broad-based campaign with 'Defend the *67 Act' as the central demand. In so doing it was the excellent Anti Nazi League, opposition to Immigration Laws, but did riot make that a condition for participating in its We agree with the SWP comrades that for us the slogan of Abortion on willbeas important as We think that the campaign for the demands mentioned by Marion would receive a tremendous boost if the SWP joined us in building NAC
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involve producing Chiter-Wyes Speakers:
Beaumont Thursday Southall The on abortion. The Standing Commit tee has 7 members. only five of whom voted against the Corrie Bill. Of course none of these five voted for hanging (as did most of the so-called "pro-lifers) its a moot point really respects the 'sanctity of life. The Committee will meet again on 24 October, after the Parliamentary The campaign has discussed how to black and immigrant women. Leicester will be leaflets Urdu and Gujurati which will be passed on to the NAC office for other groups to London IMG Public Meeting on Abortion Sarah Roeloffs (NAC Committee) •Dr Berry August. 7.30 pm, Southall Town Hall, High Street, Contraception,