IMGpapers 1976–79

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

WOMENS

Socialist Challenge No. 109, 16 August 1979 · p. 2 of the scan · 236 words

The scan: sc-n109-aug-16-1979.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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But it does suggest that the number of health service abortions could be considerably increased if day-care clinics were provided, which also mean 'considerable savings in resources'. Abortion Campaign, refirmed arial policy National last conference, points out that the fight for abortion rights has to be linked to the fight against cuts in the Extended abortion facilities must be in addition not at the expense of other services.

Koval Commission recommends the aim of increasing the number of NHS abortions from 42 per cent to 75 per cent over the next four years, requiring an additional expenditure of £2.5m a year. This sum would be lower if the emphasis was put on developing day-care facilities.

However, the report poses this as a re-allocation of funds health service. more women trades health workers need to be brought together to fight for suggested in the report, and against the cuts. Otherwise, one sector will be played off against the other; abortion facilities versus kidney machines, and 50 on.

Our fight is to improve the whole of the health service for all working class people, and part provision of free abortions for all report women who need them. The provision of day-care clinics would go a long way towards achieving this objective.

here are ony 14 or so day-care clinics the performing 13.8 per abortions. Yet over abortions are before 12 weeks, so they could sately done

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