the dinosaurs at the Natural History the myths about the 'birds and the bees".
recorded commentary arguments about abortion.
Consciously or otherwise, the oreanisers or une extionon ai the Natural History Museum the guardians of morality and of want us to believe.
EMOTIVE That an egg once fertilized has an existence and rights of its own, entirely independent Ine woman in wnose womo une foetus grows and from which it is expelled.
Describing the foetus as a "baby" clearly has an emotive which aids the guardians in their determination to prevent women securing the right to control over their own body.
If contrary to the biological facts, the foetus is assigned an mention a soul), then someone has to be allocated the power to decide the fate of the foetus.
Under the Abortion Act of 1967, two doctors can decide on medical, psychological, social grounds inal a woman shall be entitled to have a pregnancy terminated.
There is nothing automatic Many seeking an abortion will come up against a EVERY DAY parties of school students are taken on a visit to a special exhibition on the human body among Museum.
Of particular interest is a display which puts paid to Using photographs taken inside a woman's womb, the exhibit follows conception through to childbirth, showing in detail the development of the foetus.
Yet from the moment of conception onwards, the reters "the GEOFFREY SHERIDAN examines some of the basic GP or hospital consultant who is opposed to abortion whose religious or social views therefore dictate that she must continue with her pregnancy.
This enforced suffering does not go far enough for powertul anti-abortion lobby.
The present law to 28 weeks of pregnancy. The anti-abortionIsts want to reduce this time of limit. They want controls over the doctors who nine decide.
They want crippling restrictions against the charities which provide cheap BOOTIOnS thousands of women turned away by their NHS doctor.
LAW When it comes to abortion. there are calling the tune doctors have "first refusal', it's the MPs who lay down the law, and their ears are often bent to the tune of the Vatican, and to namn or ine sancuity o family life.
It's politics, of course.
The deeper the mess that cabiasm eets mio. une fouaci the praise of the family as the institution best filled to keer women in their place at the kitchensink and the youth from baby'.
and the allows for tighter bring in reacting too angrily at the lack Never mind that pregnancy miserv to an unwilling mother pipers That depressed living standards While the and the lack facilities make a mockery of women's equality.
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That, whatever the circumIt IS someone other than the woman herself to choose whether she enforced consolidate these efforts. well bring poncy government JALGO. for ot childcare 1l nas obscene for Marriage. The SLOU trade union conference to be held later this month aims to local workers" union, example. is le back all NAC's initiatives, and circulated its 1,500 Abortion. branches suggesting they send represented? delegates to the conference. November.
London SWI.
Teachers, like so many other unions, considers tnat abortion is 'outside the scope of its aims".
Waterloo benefit.
on No matter, presumably, the St.. what is taught in the classroom, or the effects on school students of those visits to the Natural History Museum Trade Union Conference on Will you Saturday, Caxton Hall, Delegate form from NAC 374 Grav's Inn WC1. Tel. 01-278 0153.
Two prainciornes ponce women in East London DURING the demonstration to Brick Lane September thirty people were bringing the total number of anti-racists arrested over the summer to more than sixty, writes COLIN TALBOT.
Jail sentences, heavy fines, and severe bai restricnons are now being meted out Ine hacknes and Tower Hamlets Defence Committee and the Anti Nazi League have got together to launch a joint those arrested.
Thirty people, including nine defendants, attended a meeting to initiate the campaign.
The meeting, Ernie Roberts, heard that one SWP militant had already been jailed, while others had received "banning orders" and 'curfews" as part of their ban restricuons.
An initial picket has been called for 9 November and a demonstration being Messages of support and donations to: Joint Campaign (H&THDC & ANL), 245 Mare London E8 Further info, ring Caroline 01-2472717.
It's an unfair cop, again PAUL ADAMS, a young black SuODOTECI lenge, was arrested during an an ASCIs •DEOLCSLI •LIVCIpool's main shopping precinct, Church Street, on 14 October.
The previous Saturday the National Front had been
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