IMGpapers 1976–79

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

International action on abortion rights

· Socialist Challenge No. 84, 22 February 1979 · pp. 6-7 of the scan · 433 words

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WOMEN from every major European country met Barcelona last weekene discuss plans for 31 March, the international day of action on The call for action is being dlS WCrCU throughout *In Australia, major demonstrations are planned in every main city.

*In Quebec, abortion campaigners will be marching for their rights.

*In Belgium, the pro-choice movement is organising local tribunals.

*In Holland, the embassies of Catholic countries will be the scene of street sales contraceptives.

In London, activity is well underway and because of the international dimension to the campaign, many new activists -2A0AULE20ARI especially black women.

Regular forums organised by the International Campaign for Abortion Rights have discussed forced sterilisation, women in Eastern Europe, the companies, and, next Friday, women in Latin America.

The British focus demo will be daycare abortion Taclues. Over the past ten years out of 86 deaths resulting from abortion, 72 were NHS Socialist Challenge 22 February 1979 page 6 patients.

The health service is still only able to provide 50 per cent of in abortions, which means half to the women concerned need to pay NAC is demanding patient abortion clinics as they provide much safer, earlier (less the than 12 weeks) and abortions. Today, only 15 clinics in Britain. NAC has already campaigned for the extension of six of these and In Iz omer areas provision of facilities.

The campaign doesn't stop at the question of facilities. NAC demands the right of women themselves for abortions, to avoid reactionary of port for women to the clinic;

more say in how the clinics are TULL, no cuts in in-patient facilities; and more publicity. After 31 March, NAC's main emphasis will be on a campaign to change the 1977 NHS Act. Today, only facilities are mandatory on the NHS, and NAC wants abortion facilities to be the same. drug *Next international men's forum American Women woman's right to control her own fertility a relevant issue?', Friday February, Seymour Hall, Street, London WI.

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page 7 of the scan

NUPE steward (housing)

WORKERS' ignorance of what's going on in the strike acceptance of a sell-out.

A stewards meeting nised last Saturday by £60/35 hours campaign (which includes all Manchester) discussed how we could start to break the hold of the union leaders and the action We agreed to put out a

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and included the Hackney NUT.

Manchester By Eve Bryczkowski

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