Putting abortion policy into practice

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have an early, safe abortion close to home.

against the next attack on the Abortion Act.

Fine words. But - wha A trade union delegate conference on abortion will be held on 25 November to work out how to put the TUC policy into practice.

Delegates will be looking at action proposals for the coming Photo: G.M. COOKSON [Socialist Challenge Saturday sponsored by the Transport Union.

in, nine resolution on abortion, calling for a massive increase in health service out-patient clinics, where women can It also endorsed the call for a TUC demonstration year, planning new campaigns, and sharing expenence in special Workshops.

The conference, called by the National Abortion Campaign and the Labour Rights Campaign, _has sponsored by MASS pickets of Garners branches in Whitcomb Street and the Haymarket followed a rally last Pickets linked arms at Whitcomb Street and shouted mass pickets every night' before police moved strike committee A conference is also being planned, and further mass pickets wil be called.

and many union branches. ne National Public Employees, which has a percentage or women members, including nurses and hospital workers. is of those OLIC sponsored the conterence at and national level. Alan Fisher, the union's general secretary, will be among the speakers.

Ironically enough, the conAbortion ference has caused a row in one of the unions that played a vital been role in the early formulation of national the new TUC policy.

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